Tall Cliffs
22 climbing routes at Tall Cliffs in Idaho, ranging across 12 difficulty grades.
- 22 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11c
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Tall Cliffs
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, 1.8 mi away at 2,840 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Tall Cliffs is a climbing area in Idaho on Bureau of Land Management land within the Four Rivers Field Office. It sits among several other climbing areas, including Populace Wall, The New Fringe and The Fringe, all about 0.1 mile away. The Historic Oregon Trail passes about half a mile off. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with 14 sport routes and 8 trad routes among the 22 listed. The YDS grades run from 5.9- up to 5.11c, with a median of 5.10c. Number Eight is a sport route at 5.9-, and Hara-Kiri in a Combine is a sport route at 5.11c. Bosom Buddies, a trad route at 5.10a, was first climbed by Sandy Epeldi and Sarah Brandenberger in 2001. 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.
Routes (22)
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