Idaho · Rock climbing · Almo

Tither's Jam

Upper-middle difficulty among 12 routes at Flaming Rock.

5.11-
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Tither's Jam open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for City of Rocks National Reserve.

As of · Source: NPS · City of Rocks National Reserve. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Tither's Jam

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, 23.6 mi away at 5,685 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

One of 12 routes catalogued at Flaming Rock, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.7 to 5.12a span.

Photo of the crag

Flaming Rock — the crag this route is on
Flaming Rock, Idaho — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: cifraser1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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