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Black and Tan

Mid-range climb at T Crags combining bolted and trad protection.

5.9
grade
Mixed
style

Best time to visit Black and Tan

Best months: April–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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 17°

  2. Feb

    47° / 23°

  3. Mar

    59° / 30°

  4. Apr

    66° / 37°

  5. May

    76° / 47°

  6. Jun

    89° / 55°

  7. Jul

    95° / 63°

  8. Aug

    92° / 61°

  9. Sep

    84° / 50°

  10. Oct

    68° / 39°

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

  12. Dec

    41° / 18°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Goblin Valley Sp, UT, 25.1 mi away at 4,960 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of eight routes catalogued at T Crags in One Finger Canyon, this climb falls in the middle of the crag's 5.7–5.10 range. The line takes both bolts and placed gear on the same ascent.

Photo of the crag

T Crags (One Finger Canyon) — the crag this route is on
T Crags (One Finger Canyon), Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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