Cretaceous Crag
Cretaceous Crag in Utah has 10 sport climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.
Photo: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 10 routes
- 5.9 – 5.10c/d
- Sport
Is Cretaceous Crag 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 Cretaceous Crag
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.
Jan
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 7.3 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Cretaceous Crag is a sport climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the climbing is all sport, with 10 routes ranging from about 5.9 to 5.10c/d. The most comfortable months for climbing are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July peaks near 88°F and winter highs hover around freezing. Several routes stand out. Fly By is a 5.9-, and T-Rex is a 5.10c/d. The Lowe Route and Indecision, both around 5.10a and 5.10b, round out the harder end. Climbers can also find Dry Canyon and Mammoth Wall within a few tenths of a mile, and the Sunshine Trail and Zig Zag Trail are close by for a hike.
Routes (10)
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