Utah · Bouldering · St. George

Bottle Rocket

The Overlooker's most difficult route among five climbs catalogued here.

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Best time to visit Bottle Rocket

Best months: February–May and October–November. 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

    54° / 28°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 32°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 39°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 46°

    3 wet

  5. May

    85° / 55°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 64°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 72°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    100° / 70°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 61°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 35°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 28°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 4.1 mi away at 2,857 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This is the hardest climb catalogued at The Overlooker, representing the top of the grade span across the five routes established at this Utah bouldering crag.

Photo of the crag

The Overlooker — the crag this route is on
The Overlooker, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Outdoor Craziness, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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