Utah · Rock climbing · Draper

The Balcony

Balcony, Utah climbing crag with 6 sport routes on 4 difficulty grades.

6 routes
5.7 – 5.10b
Sport

Is Balcony, The 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 The Balcony

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

    39° / 22°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 25°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 32°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 37°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 51°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 59°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 58°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 49°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 39°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 29°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    38° / 22°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alpine, UT, 5 mi away at 5,100 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Balcony is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits close to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, which passes within a tenth of a mile, and Ralph's Trail, about 0.2 miles away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Alpine weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs near 79°F, with July peaking at about 89°F and winter highs in the upper 30s. Other climbing is close by at Red Rock, about 1.1 miles away, and Twilight Buttress, about 1.6 miles away. Mountain Shadows RV Park, roughly 3.3 miles off, offers camping.

Routes (6)

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