Utah · Rock climbing · Logan

Captain Scrunch

One of a dozen routes at Crag in the Sky, mid-range in the crag's grade spread.

5.11d
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Captain Scrunch 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 Captain Scrunch

Best months: May–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

    30° / 14°

    8 wet · 7 snow

  2. Feb

    33° / 15°

    7 wet · 6 snow

  3. Mar

    43° / 23°

    8 wet · 5 snow

  4. Apr

    53° / 30°

    8 wet · 3 snow

  5. May

    62° / 37°

    8 wet · 1 snow

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 51°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 50°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 42°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 33°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    42° / 24°

    7 wet · 4 snow

  12. Dec

    32° / 16°

    8 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laketown, UT, 16.5 mi away at 5,980 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 12 routes catalogued at Crag in the Sky, this climb sits near the middle of the grade range that spans from 5.11+ to 5.13b.

Photo of the crag

Crag in the Sky — the crag this route is on
Crag in the Sky, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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