Utah · Rock climbing · Boulder

Black Table

Black Table in Utah has 29 traditional climbing routes across 16 grades.

Black TablePhoto: Random Tree, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
29 routes
5.8 – 5.13-
Trad

Best time to visit Black Table

Best months: May–June and August–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

    35° / 21°

    6 wet · 5 snow

  2. Feb

    40° / 25°

    6 wet · 5 snow

  3. Mar

    50° / 32°

    6 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    57° / 37°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    68° / 48°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 59°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 65°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 63°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 55°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 42°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    47° / 31°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    35° / 21°

    5 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hans Flat Rs, UT, 32.6 mi away at 6,600 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Black Table is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Richfield Field Office. It is a traditional climbing destination with 29 routes, all rated for trad climbing, and the grades run from 5.8 up to 5.13-. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 68°F and 75°F with lows in the upper 40s and mid 50s. That station sits about 30 miles away and at a similar elevation, so temperatures at the table may run a little cooler. Starr Spring Campground is about 6 miles away. The Blarney and Shillelagh Canyons Approach and the Shillelagh Canyon Approach are both within about 8 miles.

Routes (29)

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