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Brighton Area

Brighton Area in Utah has 11 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades.

11 routes
5.5 – 5.13a
Alpine · Sport · Trad

Is Brighton Area open right now?

No closures listed

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

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Brighton Area

Best months: June–September. 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

    31° / 11°

  2. Feb

    31° / 12°

  3. Mar

    37° / 17°

  4. Apr

    43° / 22°

  5. May

    52° / 30°

  6. Jun

    64° / 39°

  7. Jul

    72° / 47°

  8. Aug

    71° / 46°

  9. Sep

    62° / 38°

  10. Oct

    49° / 28°

  11. Nov

    37° / 18°

  12. Dec

    30° / 11°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Lake Brighton, UT, 0.6 mi away at 8,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Brighton Area is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits about 0.6 miles from the Silver Lake Brighton weather station, which makes it easy to pair climbing with a look at the local climate. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby station show July highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The area has 11 routes, mostly alpine, with grades ranging from 5.5 to 5.13a. The sport route The Brighton Mystery Hour is the hardest at 5.13a, and Sticky Geranium is the easiest at 5.5. Brighton's Frighton Wall and Brighton Boulders are both within a third of a mile, and the Alta-Brighton Trail and Brighton Lakes Trail are close by for a walk.

Routes (11)

Patsy Marley(1)

Fly Trap5.9

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