American Fork Canyon
Near Pleasant Grove
Photo: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 29 routes
- 5.0 – 5.12d
- Sport · Bouldering
Is American Fork Canyon 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 American Fork Canyon
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, 3.7 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
American Fork Canyon is a climbing area in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits about 3.7 miles from the Timpanogos Cave weather station, which sits at roughly 5,740 feet. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from that nearby station show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July climbs to about 88°F and winter highs hover in the low 30s. The Thunderdome Trail and Mahogany Bench Trail both start about 0.1 mile away. The Upper Division Wall and Temple, The are climbing areas within about 4 miles.
Routes (29)
Avalanche Buttress(2)
Cheese Grater(2)
Commons, The(2)
Echo Boulder(3)
Hard Wall(2)
Hitcher(2)
Hobbes Wall(2)
Little Mill Area(3)
Lower Division(3)
Narcolepsy(1)
Silver Gate(1)
Stretchmarks(2)
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