Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Babel

Mid-range climb among 12 routes at The Cinema.

5.10
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Babel

Best months: March–May and October–November. 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

    44° / 21°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 27°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    65° / 36°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    72° / 43°

    5 wet

  5. May

    83° / 51°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    94° / 59°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 66°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 64°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 55°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    74° / 42°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 30°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 22°

    5 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab, UT, 6.4 mi away at 4,053 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 12 routes catalogued at The Cinema, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.6 to 5.11a.

Photo of the crag

The Cinema — the crag this route is on
The Cinema, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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