Central Battleship Formation
Central Battleship Formation in Utah has 8 routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Photo: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.13
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Central Battleship Formation
Best months: April–June and August–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
34° / 12°
6 wet
Feb
39° / 16°
7 wet
Mar
50° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
58° / 33°
8 wet
May
67° / 41°
8 wet
Jun
79° / 49°
6 wet
Jul
86° / 57°
6 wet
Aug
84° / 56°
7 wet
Sep
74° / 47°
7 wet
Oct
60° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
46° / 23°
6 wet
Dec
33° / 13°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Maeser 9nw, UT, 12.3 mi away at 6,448 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Central Battleship Formation is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Vernal Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with the East Battle Ship climbing area about 0.4 miles away and the J-Boy hike just 0.2 miles off. The area has eight routes, seven of which are trad and one is sport. Grades run from 5.7+ up to 5.13, with the hardest route, Project, a sport climb. Among the trad routes are Trim Your Bush at 5.7+ and S Church Crack at 5.8, and the 5.10 Red, Yellow, Blue. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, while July averages about 86°F. Nearby, the Dinosaur Trackway Trail is about 0.8 miles away, and the Roadside Formation (Red Fleet State Park Area) climbing area is about 1.7 miles off. Colton Guard Station campground lies about 6.5 miles away.
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