Utah · Hiking · Near Hurricane

Rusty Cliffs

3.3 mi
round trip
518 ft
climb
3,519 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Feb–May, Oct–Nov
best months

Rusty Cliffs is a 6.6-mile out-and-back hike on the Bureau of Land Management's Red Cliffs National Monument in Utah. The trail starts at about 3,088 feet and climbs to a high point of 3,519 feet, with a total elevation gain of 518 feet. The route is rated moderate. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. George put April highs around 75°F with lows near 46°F, and October highs near 79°F with lows around 47°F. That station sits roughly 660 feet lower than the hike's high point, so temperatures on the cliffs run a little cooler. Chuckawalla Wall, a climbing area, is just 0.4 miles away, and the Halfway Wash hike is 0.7 miles off. Turtle Wall and Beck Hill are both about a mile from the trail.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Hillside Palms RV Park

    Campground

    Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Elks Lodge of St. George

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsMay2017, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    St. George Childrens Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 2 mi

    Children's museum in Utah, USA

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  • Best time to go · Feb–May, Oct–Nov

    Best time to visit Rusty Cliffs

    Best months: February–May and October–November. 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

      54° / 28°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      59° / 32°

      5 wet

    3. Mar

      68° / 39°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      75° / 46°

      3 wet

    5. May

      85° / 55°

      3 wet

    6. Jun

      96° / 64°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      102° / 72°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      100° / 70°

      3 wet

    9. Sep

      92° / 61°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      79° / 47°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      64° / 35°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      53° / 28°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 1.3 mi away at 2,857 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.

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