Culvert Canyon
Culvert Canyon in Utah has 14 climbing routes across 11 grades, offering bouldering and trad.
Photo: stevendamron, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 14 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.11a
- Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit Culvert Canyon
Best months: March–May and October–November. 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
42° / 22°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
4 wet
Mar
62° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
70° / 44°
5 wet
May
80° / 53°
5 wet
Jun
93° / 63°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 70°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 58°
5 wet
Oct
72° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 33°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 2.3 mi away at 4,093 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Culvert Canyon is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, campgrounds and trails in the Moab area, and Gold Bar Group Sites is less than a mile away, making it an easy base for a day of climbing or a longer stay. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages climb to about 99°F. The area offers a mix of trad and bouldering, with 14 routes in total. The trad routes run from about 5.7+ to 5.11a, and the bouldering is graded from V1 to V10. Several of the routes are named, including Dragon's Breath AKA South Face at 5.7+ and Fools Gold at 5.10. Other climbing areas close by include Gold Bar Canyon and Potash Road, both about 0.9 miles away, and Wall Street South at about 1.8 miles. The Pinto Arch Trail is about 0.7 miles off for a hike.
Routes (14)
Block Tower Area(3)
Gold Bar Tower(3)
Mouth of Jeep Arch Boulders (MOJAB)(3)
Pyrite Tower(2)
Zen Garden aka Ninja Training Cave(3)
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