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Utah · Rock climbing · Cedar City
Death to Smootchie
The hardest climb catalogued at Graveside Matter Wall.
- 5.12a
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Best time to visit Death to Smootchie
Best months: April–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
43° / 20°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 22°
6 wet
Mar
53° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
60° / 32°
6 wet
May
69° / 40°
5 wet
Jun
80° / 48°
3 wet
Jul
85° / 56°
5 wet
Aug
84° / 55°
5 wet
Sep
77° / 47°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 36°
4 wet
Nov
51° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 19°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City 5e, UT, 4.3 mi away at 6,465 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This route represents the upper end of the grade span at Graveside Matter Wall, where only two climbs have been catalogued in the Graveside Pillar sector.
Photo of the crag
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