Idaho · Rock climbing · Pocatello

Middle Wall

Middle Wall in Idaho has 7 sport climbing routes on 6 difficulty grades.

7 routes
5.9 – 5.12b
Sport

Best time to visit Middle Wall

Best months: May–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

    36° / 21°

    9 wet · 6 snow

  2. Feb

    41° / 22°

    8 wet · 5 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 31°

    10 wet · 4 snow

  4. Apr

    61° / 37°

    9 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 52°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 59°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 57°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 49°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 38°

    7 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    47° / 28°

    7 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    36° / 21°

    9 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pocatello City, ID, 3 mi away at 4,460 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Middle Wall is a climbing area in Idaho, about 2.8 miles from Pocatello. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Main Wall and Ivy League Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Shady Side about 0.6 mile off. The area is a cluster of sport routes, and the most comfortable time to visit is late spring or early fall, when typical averages from a nearby weather station in Pocatello run from highs around 71°F in May to 78°F in September. The routes here are all sport, and they range from 5.9 to 5.12b. Among them are 46B at 5.9, 54A at 5.12a/b and 55A at 5.12b. The Portneuf River Greenbelt Path is about 1.2 miles away for a walk off the rock.

Routes (7)