Capital Gorge Boulders
7 bouldering routes in Utah, 5 difficulty grades.
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 7 routes
- V0- – V3-
- Bouldering
Is Capital Gorge Boulders open right now?
Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists 2 alerts for Capitol Reef National Park.
Elevated E. Coli levels - Fremont River and Sulphur Creek
Park alert covering Capitol Reef National Park · NPS · Capitol Reef National Park
Monsoon Season & Flash Floods
Park alert covering Capitol Reef National Park · NPS · Capitol Reef National Park
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Best time to visit Capital Gorge Boulders
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.
Jan
41° / 21°
3 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 26°
4 wet · 1 snow
Mar
57° / 34°
4 wet · 1 snow
Apr
65° / 39°
4 wet
May
74° / 48°
5 wet
Jun
86° / 58°
4 wet
Jul
91° / 65°
7 wet
Aug
88° / 63°
8 wet
Sep
80° / 55°
6 wet
Oct
66° / 43°
4 wet
Nov
51° / 30°
3 wet · 1 snow
Dec
40° / 21°
3 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Capitol Reef Np, UT, 6.8 mi away at 5,500 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Capital Gorge Boulders is a bouldering area in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's own land, and a fee is charged for access. The boulders are a cluster of seven boulder problems, all rated on the V scale from V0- to V3-4. The easiest are Juniper Corner and Left of Seam Slab at V0-, and the hardest is Campus Crack at V3-4. The routes are close together, so the area works well for a short session of bouldering. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages about 91°F. Capitol Gorge, another climbing area, is just 0.3 miles away, and the Golden Throne hike is 0.6 miles off. The Capitol Gorge Trail is 1.2 miles away, and Grand Wash Boulders is about 3.8 miles away.
Routes (7)
Campus Crack Boulder(1)
Desert Archaic Boulder(3)
Seam Slab boulder(2)
Triangle Boulder(1)
Facts about this crag
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