Cliff Lake
Cliff Lake in Utah has 20 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 20 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12-
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Cliff Lake open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
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Cliff Lake is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Heber-Kamas Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits close to a cluster of trails, campgrounds and other climbing spots, which makes it a convenient base for a longer outing in this part of the forest. The climbing here is a mix of trad, sport and mixed routes, with 20 routes on record. The grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12-, and the area's most straightforward options include Butter Face (5.6) and Rusty Corner (5.6), both trad routes. For something more technical, To Be Young is a 5.12- trad climb. Squanto is a sport route at 5.10. The Clyde Lake Trail and the Clyde Lake mountain biking access are both about 0.1 mile away. Washington Lake campground is about 0.7 mile off, and Trial Lake campground is about a mile away.
Routes (20)
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