Utah · Rock climbing · Payson

Avalanche Wall

Avalanche Wall in Utah has 5 sport climbing routes on 4 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.10b/c – 5.11d
Sport

Is Avalanche 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 Avalanche Wall

Best months: May–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° / 20°

    8 wet · 5 snow

  2. Feb

    42° / 24°

    7 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 31°

    8 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    59° / 36°

    8 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    69° / 44°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 53°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    90° / 62°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 61°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 51°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 38°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    49° / 28°

    6 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    38° / 20°

    8 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Santaquin Chlorinator, UT, 3.7 mi away at 5,160 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Avalanche Wall is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Spanish Fork Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the wall sits right alongside Santaquin Canyon, which is about a tenth of a mile away. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes ranging from about 5.10b/c to 5.11d. The names of the routes are all variations on "Unknown," including Good Unknown, Middle Unknown and Power Unknown. The median grade is 5.11b, so expect a climb in the 5.10 to 5.11 range. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Santaquin run to highs around 69°F in May and 78°F in September, while July peaks near 90°F. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet below the wall, so temperatures up high run cooler. Nearby options include the Strawberry Fields Wall climbing area, about 0.8 miles away, and the Tinney Flat campground, about 1.1 miles away. The Dry Mountain Trail and Vaquero Trail are both within about 2 miles.

Routes (5)