Scary Canyon
Scary Canyon in Idaho has 10 sport climbing routes across 6 grades.
Photo: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.10a – 5.12a
- Sport
Best time to visit Scary 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.
Jan
40° / 26°
Feb
46° / 27°
Mar
56° / 33°
Apr
63° / 37°
May
74° / 45°
Jun
82° / 51°
Jul
93° / 59°
Aug
91° / 58°
Sep
81° / 50°
Oct
67° / 41°
Nov
50° / 32°
Dec
40° / 25°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boise Lucky Peak Dam, ID, 1.1 mi away at 2,840 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Scary 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 Face Canyon about 0.2 miles away and East Car Body Canyon and West Car Body Canyon each about 0.4 miles off. The Oregon Trail passes within a mile, and the Historic Oregon Trail is about 1.1 miles away. The canyon's climbing is all sport, with 10 routes spread across grades from 5.10a to 5.12a. The easiest are Doctor Hemlock and Simple Physics at 5.10a, and the hardest is Boise Gunfighter at 5.12a, first climbed by Brad Heller and Matt Fischer in 2005. The median grade is 5.10c. 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.
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