Utah · Rock climbing · Panguitch

The Couch

Couch, The is a bouldering area in Utah with 5 routes.

5 routes

V0 – V5

Bouldering

Is Couch, The open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.

Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

As of Oct 24, 7:30 pm MDT · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Couch

Best months: June–September. 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
30° / 10°
Feb
32° / 12°
Mar
39° / 17°
Apr
44° / 18°
May
55° / 27°
Jun
67° / 36°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
68° / 43°
Sep
61° / 35°
Oct
48° / 24°
Nov
38° / 17°
Dec
28° / 10°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brian Head, UT, 8.8 mi away at 9,770 ft. The station sits about 900 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Couch is a bouldering area in the Cedar City Ranger District of Dixie National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Downtown and Springfield both about 0.1 mile away. The area has five bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V5. The most notable is Happy Thoughts, also known as The Couch, a V5 boulder with a first ascent by the old Cedar crew. Cox Diesel is another V5, and Sway and The Croc are both V2. Wild Ride is the easiest at V0. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Brian Head weather station, about 9 miles away, show July highs around 71°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs there stay in the 20s. Panguitch Lake, about 1.8 miles away, offers fishing and camping at Panguitch Lake North and South. The Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop hike is about 2.7 miles off.