Utah · Rock climbing · Garrison

The Cow

Cow, The is a Utah climbing area with 9 routes on 5 difficulty grades.

9 routes
V0 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Cow

Best months: April–May 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

    42° / 16°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 21°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    61° / 27°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 32°

    6 wet

  5. May

    77° / 39°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 47°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 55°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 54°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 44°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 32°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 23°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 16°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Black Rock, UT, 30.6 mi away at 4,916 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Cow is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Fillmore Field Office, about 30 miles from the town of Fillmore. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including Severity Buttress, Sheep Rock Area and The Warm Up Boulder, all within about a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with nine routes spread across the area. The grades run from V0 to V4, with the easiest routes at V0 and the hardest at V4. Among the named routes are Glass at V0, Flake at V1 and Weigh down at V4. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Black Rock weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 69°F, while July averages about 95°F and January highs sit near 42°F.

Routes (9)