Idaho · Rock climbing · Almo

Tidal Wave - CLOSED TO CLIMBING!!

Tidal Wave in Idaho has 6 climbing routes across 4 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

6 routes
5.8+ – 5.10c
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Tidal Wave - CLOSED TO CLIMBING!!

Best months: April–June and August–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° / 16°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    39° / 19°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 27°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 33°

    7 wet

  5. May

    65° / 41°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 50°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 59°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 48°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 35°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 24°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    35° / 17°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rosette, UT, 25.9 mi away at 5,685 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Tidal Wave is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Burley Field Office of Idaho, about 10 miles from the town of Burley. The site is currently closed to climbing, so plan accordingly before heading out. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June and September, when a nearby weather station records typical average highs of about 75°F and 74°F, with lows around 50°F and 48°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run slightly cooler. Several other climbing areas lie close by, including East Sector about 0.2 miles away and Green Wall and Taco about 0.3 miles away. For an overnight stay, Independence Lakes Campground is about 5.4 miles away.

Routes (6)

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