Idaho · Rock climbing · American Falls

Right Section

Right Section in Idaho has 6 sport climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

Right SectionPhoto: JF Hobbs, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.10 – 5.11-
Sport

Best time to visit Right Section

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.

  1. Jan

    35° / 17°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    39° / 21°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 27°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    59° / 33°

    10 wet

  5. May

    68° / 39°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 46°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 53°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 52°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 43°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 34°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 24°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    35° / 18°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Massacre Rocks Sp, ID, 5 mi away at 4,195 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Right Section is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Burley Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Left Section about 0.1 mile away and The Snarl and The Snort each about 0.3 mile off. The area is a bolted sport climbing destination. Six routes are listed, all rated between 5.10- and 5.11- on the YDS scale. The easiest are Watt's Up? (5.10-) and Static Line (5.10), and the hardest is Sense the Power (5.11-). All were bolted by Chris Barnes, Vernon Phinney and Mike Engle, with the exception of Coyote Crack, which was cleaned and bolted by Chris Barnes and Vernon Phinney. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Massacre Rocks run to highs around 89°F in July, while September cools to about 77°F with lows near 43°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 35°F and lows near 17°F. For more time on foot, the River Trail and Pohogwe Trail are both about 5 miles away. Pipeline Campground, roughly 9 miles off, offers a place to stay.

Routes (6)