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Area 51

Area 51 in Utah has 35 bouldering routes across 16 difficulty grades.

35 routes
V1 – V13
Bouldering

Best time to visit Area 51

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

    40° / 10°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 16°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 25°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    75° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 47°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 54°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 52°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 43°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 32°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 20°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 11°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Dale, UT, 8.7 mi away at 5,629 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Area 51 is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Price Field Office, about 9 miles from Castle Dale. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Anarchy and Road Boulder areas each about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 35 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V1 to V13. The easiest is Goat Cheese at V1, and the hardest is Black Lung at V13. Scary Spice and Get Shorty are both V3, and Big Boy is V7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Castle Dale weather station, about 9 miles away, show May highs near 75°F and October highs near 68°F, while July averages around 91°F. Nearby, the Des-Bee Dove-Mine hike is about 0.9 mile away, and the Roans Canyon hike is about 4.6 miles off. River Bend Campground and Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground are both about 9 miles away.

Routes (35)

“Easy Mantle”V-easyGoat CheeseV1Warm Me Up, ScottyV1FreakV10Resident EvilV10-Black LungFA: Ben MoonV13Gettin' WarmerV2Stumble PigV2Stumblebum Traverse VariationV2Suck ThatV2-ChitV3Get ShortyV3Goat MilkV3Huge MammaV3Joe CoolV3Marble CakeV3ScaryV3Scary SpiceFA: Dave VuonoV3Snake BiteV3SPAM AreteV3Super SloperV3Goatee TraverseV3+Slap Me SillyV4Stumblebum TraverseV4Sun in My EyesV4Fig FartV5Phony BaloneyV5-North AreteV6Sun in My Eye TraverseV6SPAMV6-7Big BoyV7Phony Baloney TraverseV7Stand UpV7ShagadellicV9Two Finger VariationV9