Alcove / BNF Area
Alcove / BNF Area in Utah has 8 climbing routes with sport and trad options.
- 8 routes
- 5.7 – 5.13b
- Sport · Trad
Is Alcove / BNF Area 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 Alcove / BNF Area
Best months: May–June and August–September. 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
32° / 9°
12 wet
Feb
37° / 13°
11 wet
Mar
48° / 23°
11 wet
Apr
56° / 30°
11 wet
May
66° / 37°
11 wet
Jun
77° / 43°
6 wet
Jul
87° / 50°
5 wet
Aug
85° / 49°
5 wet
Sep
75° / 40°
7 wet
Oct
61° / 31°
8 wet
Nov
45° / 22°
9 wet
Dec
33° / 13°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pineview Dam, UT, 5.2 mi away at 4,940 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.
Alcove / BNF Area is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Ogden Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land. It sits in a cluster of climbing spots, with Taylor's Corner Area and The Basement both about 0.1 mile away. The area has eight routes, six of them sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.13b. Among the named routes are Universal Current, a trad 5.7, and For Whom The Bell Tolls, a sport 5.13b. The hardest route, For Whom The Bell Tolls, was first climbed by Chris Grijalva. Summer is the warmest stretch for climbing. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Pineview Dam show July highs around 87°F with lows near 50°F, and winter highs around freezing. That station sits roughly 557 feet below the climbing area, so expect temperatures up high to run a bit cooler. Beyond the climbing, the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Hidden Valley, a mountain biking spot, are both about 0.4 mile away. Maples Campground is about 3 miles off, and the Ogden River offers paddling roughly 1.5 miles away.
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