Idaho · Rock climbing · Boise

Face Canyon

Face Canyon in Idaho has 16 climbing routes across 9 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

16 routes
5.9 – 5.11c
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Face Canyon

Best months: March–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    40° / 26°

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

  3. Mar

    56° / 33°

  4. Apr

    63° / 37°

  5. May

    74° / 45°

  6. Jun

    82° / 51°

  7. Jul

    93° / 59°

  8. Aug

    91° / 58°

  9. Sep

    81° / 50°

  10. Oct

    67° / 41°

  11. Nov

    50° / 32°

  12. Dec

    40° / 25°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boise Lucky Peak Dam, ID, 1.3 mi away at 2,840 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Face Canyon is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Four Rivers Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Scary Canyon and East Car Body Canyon each about 0.2 miles away and West Car Body Canyon about 0.3 miles off. The closest trail is the Oregon Trail, roughly 0.7 miles away. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with 10 sport routes and 6 trad routes among the 16 listed. The YDS grades run from 5.9 up to 5.11c, with the median around 5.10a/b. Some of the named routes include Good Dog (5.9 trad), Energy Crisis (5.10a/b trad) and Pizza Face (5.11c sport). For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F.

Routes (16)

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