Utah · Rock climbing · Cedar City

Cetacean Wall

Cetacean Wall is a Utah climbing area with 3 sport routes on 3 difficulty grades.

Cetacean WallPhoto: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3 routes
5.10b – 5.12a
Sport

Best time to visit Cetacean Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    43° / 20°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 22°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 27°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 32°

    6 wet

  5. May

    69° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 48°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 56°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 55°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 47°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 36°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 27°

    4 wet

  12. 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 1,300 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 Wall is a climbing area in southern Utah, about 6 miles from the town of North View. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Cetacean Main and Graveside Matter Wall both about 0.1 mile away and Blowhard Trail at a similar distance. 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 peaks near 85°F and winter lows drop to about 20°F. The Virgin River Rim Trail lies 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.

Routes (3)

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