Black Rose
Black Rose in Utah has 12 climbing routes across 10 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: SocialMediaAdventure, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 12 routes
- 5.5 – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is Black Rose 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 Black Rose
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.
Jan
41° / 24°
10 wet · 6 snow
Feb
48° / 27°
9 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 35°
9 wet · 3 snow
Apr
66° / 40°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
76° / 47°
9 wet
Jun
87° / 55°
6 wet
Jul
95° / 62°
5 wet
Aug
93° / 61°
6 wet
Sep
83° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 41°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
53° / 32°
8 wet · 3 snow
Dec
41° / 24°
9 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Provo Byu, UT, 2 mi away at 4,570 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Black Rose is a climbing area in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Ska Block and He-Man Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Provo show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 95°F and winter brings frequent snow days. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Rock Canyon are both within a third of a mile. Hope campground is about 2.7 miles away, and Mill Race, a canoeing spot, is about 4.1 miles off.
Routes (12)
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