Utah · Rock climbing · Garrison

The Dark Side of the House

Dark Side of the House, The in Utah has 6 routes with bouldering pads, sport, and trad.

The Dark Side of the HousePhoto: runt35, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
6 routes
5.6 – 5.12-
Trad · Sport · Bouldering

Best time to visit The Dark Side of the House

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°

    3 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 21°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 29°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    65° / 34°

    5 wet

  5. May

    75° / 42°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 51°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 59°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 57°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    82° / 47°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 34°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 24°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 16°

    3 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eskdale, UT, 27.6 mi away at 4,980 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Dark Side of the House is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Fillmore Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots in the House Range, with West Sawtooth Canyon just half a mile away and Notch Peak about 1.8 miles off. The area has six routes, four of which are trad, one is sport and one is bouldering. Grades run from 5.6 to 5.12-, with the hardest being the boulder problem The Collinizer. The trad routes include Fun House at 5.6, Crack House at 5.8 and Red House at 5.9, and the sport route Unknown at 5.10b. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the Eskdale weather station, about 28 miles away, show May highs around 75°F and October highs near 69°F, while July averages about 94°F and winter lows drop to around 16°F. Nearby, the Notch Peak Trail is about 1.9 miles away, and the House Range and Buffalo Bill Wall climbing areas lie within about 6 miles.

Routes (6)