Cedar Canyon
Cedar Canyon in Utah has 22 climbing routes across 17 grades, featuring bouldering, sport, and trad.
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 22 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11b
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit Cedar Canyon
Best months: April–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
43° / 20°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 22°
6 wet
Mar
53° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
60° / 32°
6 wet
May
69° / 40°
5 wet
Jun
80° / 48°
3 wet
Jul
85° / 56°
5 wet
Aug
84° / 55°
5 wet
Sep
77° / 47°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 36°
4 wet
Nov
51° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 19°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City 5e, UT, 4.3 mi away at 6,465 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Cedar Canyon is a climbing area in Utah, about 6 miles from the town of North View. It sits close to several other climbing spots and trails, making it a compact base for a day of rock and walking. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cedar City show May highs around 69°F and October highs around 65°F, while July climbs to about 85°F and winter lows drop to the low 20s. Cetacean Main and Cetacean Wall are both climbing areas about 0.1 mile away, and Blowhard Trail is a hike just as close. For a longer outing, the Virgin River Rim Trail lies about 1.7 miles off.
Routes (22)
Bootleg Butte(1)
Buddha, The(1)
Georges Stick(1)
Latency Peak(1)
Pillar of Great Price, The(2)
Psychoslab a.k.a 10 mile wall(4)
Sand Castle(4)
Slide Area, The(1)
Sunny Slabs(2)
Tunnel, The(1)
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