Utah · Rock climbing · Kanab

Big Johnston's Arete'

The hardest route catalogued at Carrot Buttress.

5.10b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Big Johnston's Arete'

Best months: March–May and 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

    46° / 22°

  2. Feb

    52° / 27°

  3. Mar

    61° / 33°

  4. Apr

    69° / 39°

  5. May

    79° / 48°

  6. Jun

    91° / 58°

  7. Jul

    96° / 65°

  8. Aug

    94° / 63°

  9. Sep

    86° / 53°

  10. Oct

    72° / 41°

  11. Nov

    57° / 29°

  12. Dec

    46° / 21°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Paria Rs, UT, 6 mi away at 4,426 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper end of the grade spectrum at Carrot Buttress, where 12 climbs have been catalogued ranging from 5.5 to 5.10b.

Photo of the crag

Carrot Buttress — the crag this route is on
Carrot Buttress, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: DarTar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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