Sids Mountain Wilderness - The Wedge
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 22 h ago
- At 6,288 ft
- Near PricePrice Field Office
The Wedge is a backcountry camping spot in the Sids Mountain Wilderness Area, on Bureau of Land Management land within the Price Field Office in Utah. The Wedge Overlook offers expansive views of the San Rafael River below and the wilderness beyond, and the surrounding landscape is wild and undeveloped, making it a premier destination for backcountry recreation. The site is not reservable, so plan on arriving with a campsite in mind rather than a reservation. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Castle Dale weather station show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages about 91°F and winter lows dip to around 10°F. Several other destinations sit within a short drive. Goodwater Rim is about 2 miles away and Little Grand Canyon Trail about 3 miles. Climbers can head to San Rafael Swell - North, roughly 4 miles off, and San Rafael Swinging Bridge Campground is about 5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Castle Gate RV Park41 mi away
- Nine Mile Ranch50 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Goodwater RimHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
Little Grand Canyon TrailHikingPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.2 mi
San Rafael Swell - NorthRock climbingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.9 mi
Upper BuckhornRock climbingPhoto: Shaan Hurley, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)4.2 mi
Lower BuckhornRock climbingPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.3 mi- Buckhorn DrawCamping5.1 mi
- San Rafael Swinging Bridge CampgroundCamping5.2 mi
- Equestrian CampgroundCamping5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #9Camping · Next door
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #8Camping · ~3 min drive
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #2Camping · ~3 min drive
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #6Camping · ~4 min drive
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #5Camping · ~4 min drive
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #7Camping · ~4 min drive
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #3Camping · ~4 min drive
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #4Camping · ~4 min drive
- Wedge Overlook Campsite #1Camping · ~6 min drive
- Buckhorn Draw Campsite 24Camping · ~7 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Goodwater RimHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- San Rafael Swell - NorthRock climbing · ~7 min drivePhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Bottleneck PeakSummit · ~8 min drivePhoto: U.S. Department of the Interior, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Personal Watercraft Take-outBoat launch · ~9 min drive
Best time to visit Sids Mountain Wilderness - The Wedge
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.
Jan
40° / 10°
5 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 16°
4 wet · 2 snow
Mar
58° / 25°
4 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 31°
4 wet
May
75° / 40°
5 wet
Jun
85° / 47°
4 wet
Jul
91° / 54°
5 wet
Aug
89° / 52°
7 wet
Sep
81° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 20°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
41° / 11°
4 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Dale, UT, 15.8 mi away at 5,629 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sids Mountain Wilderness - The Wedge
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