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The Block

Block, The is a climbing area in Utah with 8 routes.

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8 routes

V1 – V4

Bouldering

Is Block, The open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

As of Oct 24, 7:55 pm MDT · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Block

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.

Jan
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 3.3 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Block is a bouldering area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and riding spots, with Tiger Stripe Boulder and Secret Garden both about 0.1 mile away, and the Alpenbock Loop hike and the Temple Quarry Interpretive mountain biking route also within a tenth of a mile. The area is a bouldering destination, with eight routes all rated on the V scale. The easiest are V1, and the hardest reach V4. Among the named routes are Smooth and The Scoop at V1, Old School at V3, and Klemonade Sit at V4. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Cottonwood Weir weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.8 miles away, and Lake Lillian is about 4.5 miles away.