Idaho · Rock climbing · Almo

Johnny Cash

7 climbing routes in Idaho, sport and trad.

Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

7 routes

5.6 – 5.11c

Trad · Sport

Best time to visit Johnny Cash

Best months: April–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.

Jan
40° / 21°
6 wet
Feb
44° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
54° / 30°
7 wet
Apr
60° / 34°
8 wet
May
69° / 41°
9 wet
Jun
78° / 48°
6 wet
Jul
86° / 57°
4 wet
Aug
86° / 56°
4 wet
Sep
77° / 47°
4 wet
Oct
64° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 28°
6 wet
Dec
39° / 21°
6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oakley, ID, 13.6 mi away at 4,559 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Johnny Cash is a climbing area in Castle Rocks State Park in Idaho, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots and trails, with Egg Wall, West Buttress - South and Hostess Gully - West Corridor all about 0.3 miles away. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with seven routes in total. The grades run from 5.6 to 5.11c, and the hardest is Ring of Fire, a sport route at 5.11c. Pepper Sprout is a trad route at 5.6, and Walk the Line is a trad route at 5.8. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Oakley show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F, with July and August peaking near 86°F. That station sits about 1,600 feet lower than the park, so temperatures on the rocks run cooler. Nearby, the Geological Interpretive Trail - 1 mile and Steinfell's Dome Trail are both about 2.7 miles away, and Independence Lakes Campground is about 6.3 miles off.