Allen's Ridge Area
Allen's Ridge Area is a Utah climbing crag with 5 routes rated from 5.10a to 5.12d.
Photo: AndreyZharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5 routes
- 5.9 – 5.13c
- Trad
Is Allen's Ridge 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 Allen's Ridge Area
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
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Allen's Ridge Area is a climbing area in the Lone Peak Wilderness, part of the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all trad, with five routes ranging from 5.9 to 5.13c. The Alpenbock Crack is the hardest, at 5.13c, and the Trench Warfare route was first climbed by Johnny Woodward in 1995. The Steinfell Route is a 5.10 trad option. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show July highs around 88°F with lows near 60°F, while winter highs stay in the low to mid 30s. Super Slab and The Wasatch Resort are both climbing areas within a quarter mile. The Alpenbock Loop hike and the Temple Quarry Interpretive mountain biking trail are each about 0.4 miles away.
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