Utah · Rock climbing · Salt Lake City

Delusions of Grandeur

The hardest climb catalogued at Mule Hollow Wall.

5.10d
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Delusions of Grandeur 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 Delusions of Grandeur

Best months: June–September. 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

    31° / 15°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 15°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    37° / 20°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    42° / 25°

    12 wet

  5. May

    53° / 33°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    64° / 42°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    73° / 50°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 49°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    62° / 41°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    49° / 31°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    37° / 21°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    30° / 15°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 6.7 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer 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 spectrum at Mule Hollow Wall, where 16 climbs have been catalogued ranging from 5.5 to 5.10d.

Photo of the crag

Mule Hollow Wall — the crag this route is on
Mule Hollow Wall, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Curtis Abert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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