Pointless Crag
Pointless Crag in Idaho has 19 climbing routes with 14 difficulty grades.
- 19 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12d
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Pointless Crag
Best months: April–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
31° / 15°
Feb
35° / 18°
Mar
48° / 28°
Apr
57° / 33°
May
67° / 41°
Jun
75° / 48°
Jul
84° / 55°
Aug
84° / 54°
Sep
75° / 46°
Oct
60° / 35°
Nov
43° / 25°
Dec
30° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rigby, ID, 14.6 mi away at 4,856 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Pointless Crag is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Upper Snake Field Office. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Main Wall and In the trees both about half a mile away. The area has 19 routes, mostly sport climbing with one trad route. The grades run from 5.7 up to 5.12d, with the median around 5.10b. Some of the named routes include Alien Pod at 5.7, Head on a Silver Platypus at 5.10a and Hustle and Flow at 5.12d. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rigby show July and August highs around 84°F with lows in the mid-50s, while winter highs stay near freezing. Kelly Island Campground and the South Fork of the Snake River: Byington Boat Access are both about 2 miles away. The Riverview hike is roughly 2.8 miles off.
Routes (19)
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