Church
Church in Utah has 8 traditional climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.
Photo: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8 routes
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Best time to visit Church
Best months: March–May and 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
46° / 22°
Feb
52° / 27°
Mar
61° / 33°
Apr
69° / 39°
May
79° / 48°
Jun
91° / 58°
Jul
96° / 65°
Aug
94° / 63°
Sep
86° / 53°
Oct
72° / 41°
Nov
57° / 29°
Dec
46° / 21°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Paria Rs, UT, 8 mi away at 4,426 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Church is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Kanab Field Office in Utah. The nearest town is Kanab, and the surrounding area is managed by the BLM. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 79°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages climb to about 96°F. Several trails start close by. The Way to Hoodoos is about 0.2 miles away and the Path to White Valley about 0.4 miles. White Rocks Trail is roughly 1.5 miles off, and the Desert Wedding Site climbing area is about 2.2 miles away.
Routes (8)
Altar Boy Tower(1)
Church Chimney(2)
North Minaret(1)
Organ Pipes Tower(1)
Pink Pantheon(1)
Prayer Flag, The(1)
South Minaret(1)
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