Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Chasin' Skirt

Mid-range climb among a dozen routes at Deadman's Buttress.

5.10+
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Chasin' Skirt

Best months: March–May and October–November. 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

    42° / 22°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    50° / 29°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 37°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 44°

    5 wet

  5. May

    80° / 53°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 63°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 70°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 68°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 58°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 44°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 33°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 24°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 5.2 mi away at 4,093 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

One of a dozen routes catalogued at Deadman's Buttress, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range between 5.8 and 5.12b.

Photo of the crag

Deadman's Buttress — the crag this route is on
Deadman's Buttress, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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