Utah · Rock climbing · Ogden

Cliffside Boulder

7 bouldering routes at Cliffside Boulder in Utah, covering 6 difficulty grades.

7 routes
V0 – V5
Bouldering

Is Cliffside Boulder 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 Cliffside Boulder

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.

  1. Jan

    37° / 22°

  2. Feb

    42° / 27°

  3. Mar

    52° / 33°

  4. Apr

    59° / 39°

  5. May

    69° / 48°

  6. Jun

    80° / 55°

  7. Jul

    89° / 62°

  8. Aug

    88° / 61°

  9. Sep

    76° / 52°

  10. Oct

    62° / 41°

  11. Nov

    49° / 31°

  12. Dec

    38° / 24°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ogden Ne Bench, UT, 1.9 mi away at 4,572 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cliffside Boulder is a bouldering area in the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Hidden Boulder and The Tooth both about 0.1 mile away, and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail passing within 0.2 mile. The area has seven bouldering routes, all rated from V0 to V5 on the V scale. The easiest are Cliffside Arete and Numb at V0, and the hardest is Gygi Traverse at V5, a route first climbed by Ken Gygi. Vera and Hey You! fall in the V1 and V2 range. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Ogden run from highs around 69°F in May to 76°F in September, while July and August average highs near 89°F. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Taylor Canyon are both within half a mile, and the Ogden River is about 1.8 miles away. Maples Campground, roughly 3.3 miles off, is the closest place to camp.

Routes (7)