Backside Crack
Entry-level problem among 17 routes at Double O Arch Boulders.
- V0-1
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Is Backside Crack open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Arches National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Arches National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Backside Crack
Best months: March–May 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
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
47° / 25°
5 wet
Mar
59° / 32°
4 wet
Apr
67° / 39°
4 wet
May
78° / 48°
4 wet
Jun
90° / 58°
3 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
4 wet
Aug
92° / 63°
5 wet
Sep
83° / 53°
5 wet
Oct
68° / 40°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab Canyonland Ap, UT, 7.8 mi away at 4,561 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 17 boulder problems catalogued at Arches National Park's Double O Arch Boulders sector, situated at the easier end of the grade range that spans V0 to V3+.
Photo of the crag
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