Choss Garden
Choss Garden in Utah offers 15 sport climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.
- 15 routes
- 5.10 – 5.12d
- Sport
Is Choss Garden open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Choss Garden
Best months: April–June and September–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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 2.8 mi away at 4,986 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.
Choss Garden is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with Tear Garden just 0.2 miles away and Broads Fork about 0.3 miles off. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Cottonwood Weir weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs near 79°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F and winter highs hover in the upper 30s. Other nearby options include Higher Education Ridge, West Face, about half a mile away, and Lake Florence, roughly 2.8 miles out. For an overnight stay, Jordan Pines Campground is about 4.6 miles away.
Routes (15)
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