Utah · Rock climbing · Orangeville

Black and Tan

Black and Tan is a Utah climbing area with 10 routes across 7 grades.

10 routes
V0 – V7
Bouldering

Best time to visit Black and Tan

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

    40° / 10°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 16°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 25°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    75° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 47°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 54°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 52°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 43°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 32°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 20°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 11°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Dale, UT, 10.8 mi away at 5,629 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Black and Tan is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Price Field Office in Utah, about 10 miles from the town of Castle Dale. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Man Size boulders just 0.2 miles away and the Boy Size (Provo Area) boulders at 0.4 miles. The area holds 10 bouldering routes, all on the V scale from V0 to V7. The easiest is Quality Before Quantity at V0, and the hardest is Prow at V7. The routes run from V0 up to V7, with the median around V2+. For climbing weather, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times. Typical averages from the nearby Castle Dale weather station show May highs around 75°F and September highs around 81°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the area, so temperatures at Black and Tan run cooler.

Routes (10)