Cetacean Main
Cetacean Main in Utah features 8 sport climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8 routes
- 5.11+ – 5.12b/c
- Sport
Best time to visit Cetacean Main
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 1,200 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.
Cetacean Main is a climbing area in Utah, about 6 miles from the town of North View. It sits right beside the Cetacean Wall and the Graveside Matter Wall, both climbing areas, and the Blowhard Trail, so it works well as a base for a day of climbing and hiking close together. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.11a/b up to 5.12b/c. Among the named routes are Booga Beluga, a 5.11a/b first ascent by Bob Draney, and Tursiop's Leap, a 5.12b/c route also done by Draney and S. Luqe. The median grade is 5.12a. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cedar City show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F, with lows in the 40s. That station sits about 1,200 feet lower than the area, so temperatures at the walls run cooler. The Virgin River Rim Trail is about 1.7 miles away, and Deer Haven campground is about 3 miles off. Farther out, Coal Creek offers canoeing about 6.5 miles away, and Navajo Lake is about 8.7 miles away.
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