Blanding
Blanding in Utah has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11+
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Blanding
Best months: March–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.
Jan
40° / 22°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 26°
6 wet
Mar
55° / 33°
6 wet
Apr
62° / 38°
5 wet
May
72° / 46°
5 wet
Jun
84° / 56°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 62°
7 wet
Aug
86° / 60°
8 wet
Sep
78° / 53°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 42°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 23°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Blanding, UT, 7 mi away at 6,032 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Blanding is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Monticello Field Office. It sits about 7 miles from the town of Blanding, and the climbing here mixes sport and trad routes, with grades ranging from 5.6 up to 5.11+. The area has six routes in total, with three each of sport and trad climbing. The sport routes include Pocket at 5.6 and Fire-light at 5.9, while the trad routes run from Creatures from the Black Saloon at 5.10 to South Face at 5.11+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Blanding show May highs around 72°F and October highs around 65°F, with July peaking near 89°F. Blanding Boulders is about 6 miles away, and the Allen Canyon Trail (453) and Cream Pots (Sz) are both about 7 miles off. For an overnight stay, Nizhoni campground is roughly 9 miles away.
Routes (6)
Brown's Canyon(1)
Lone Star(1)
Party Box(2)
Texas Tower(2)
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