Utah · Rock climbing · Cedar City

The Cone Area

Cone Area, The is a climbing crag in Utah with 8 routes.

8 routes
5.3 – 5.9
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit The Cone Area

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

    43° / 18°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 21°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    56° / 27°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 32°

    7 wet

  5. May

    73° / 40°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 48°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 57°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 56°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 46°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 34°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 24°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 16°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City Muni Ap, UT, 11.1 mi away at 5,586 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Cone Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Cedar City Field Office, about 11 miles from Cedar City, Utah. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Cone Bouldering just 0.1 mile away and Sprocket Rocks and Tool Monkey each about 0.6 mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cedar City show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 67°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. For a change from climbing, the Dry Lakes Trail and Dry Lakes South hikes lie about 5 miles away. Pyramid Ridge Campground, roughly 10 miles out, offers a place to stay.

Routes (8)

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