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Bluff

Bluff in Utah has 7 climbing routes ranging from sport to trad.

BluffPhoto: AhwatukeeBauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
7 routes
5.4 – 5.11-
Trad · Sport

Best time to visit Bluff

Best months: March–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.

  1. Jan

    43° / 20°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    51° / 25°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    63° / 32°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 39°

    3 wet

  5. May

    81° / 48°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    92° / 56°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 64°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 62°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 52°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 38°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 27°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 20°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bluff, UT, 0.7 mi away at 4,319 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Bluff is a climbing area in Utah, about half a mile from the town of Bluff. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Cottonwood Wash and Sandwalker Buttress each about a mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bluff show April highs around 71°F and October highs around 70°F, while July averages climb to about 96°F. The area has seven routes, with trad climbing making up five of them and sport climbing two. Grades range from 5.4 to 5.11, with Afternoon Delight at 5.10c and Entrenched Meanderers at 5.11- as two of the more challenging options. Sand Island Recreation Area, about 4 miles away, offers camping. Comb Ridge, roughly 9 miles off, is another climbing area nearby.

Routes (7)

Breakfast Buttress (East Rim)(1)

Short Stack of Flap Jacks5.8

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Cottonwood WashPhoto: AhwatukeeBauer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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