Utah · Rock climbing · Ogden

5.8 Wall

5.8 Wall in Utah has 7 climbing routes across 5 grades with mixed and trad protection.

7 routes
5.6 – 5.9+
Trad · Mixed

Is 5.8 Wall open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit 5.8 Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    37° / 22°

  2. Feb

    42° / 27°

  3. Mar

    52° / 33°

  4. Apr

    59° / 39°

  5. May

    69° / 48°

  6. Jun

    80° / 55°

  7. Jul

    89° / 62°

  8. Aug

    88° / 61°

  9. Sep

    76° / 52°

  10. Oct

    62° / 41°

  11. Nov

    49° / 31°

  12. Dec

    38° / 24°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ogden Ne Bench, UT, 1.4 mi away at 4,572 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The 5.8 Wall climbing area sits in the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah, about 0.1 mile from the Utah Wall and 0.2 mile from Hole in the Rock. It is a small cluster of routes with seven climbing lines, five of which are traditional and two mixed, and the grades run from 5.6 to 5.9+. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. A nearby weather station in Ogden records typical averages of 69°F highs and 48°F lows in May, and 76°F highs and 52°F lows in September. July and August are the warmest, with highs near 89°F. Rapper's Delight is the namesake route at 5.8, and Standard Crack and Left 1 are also in the 5.8 range. The Ogden River is about 0.3 mile away and Maples Campground about 2.6 miles away.

Routes (7)

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