The Desert Wedding Site
Desert Wedding Site in Utah has 9 traditional climbing routes on 8 difficulty grades.
Photo: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- 5.4 – 5.10
- Trad
Best time to visit The Desert Wedding Site
Best months: March–May and 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
46° / 22°
Feb
52° / 27°
Mar
61° / 33°
Apr
69° / 39°
May
79° / 48°
Jun
91° / 58°
Jul
96° / 65°
Aug
94° / 63°
Sep
86° / 53°
Oct
72° / 41°
Nov
57° / 29°
Dec
46° / 21°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Paria Rs, UT, 5.9 mi away at 4,426 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Desert Wedding Site is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Kanab Field Office in Utah. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations in the area, with the Church climbing area about 2 miles away and the Way to Hoodoos hike roughly 2.4 miles off. The climbing here is all trad, with nine routes spread across a range from 5.4 to 5.10. The easiest is Nibbly Bits at 5.4, and the hardest is Unwanted Guests at 5.10. The median grade is 5.8-. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 79°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages climb to about 96°F. White House Campground is about 6.6 miles away for an overnight stay, and the North CRC climbing area is about 5.8 miles off.
Routes (9)
Bride's Tower, The(1)
Bridesmaid, The(1)
Groom's Tower, The(1)
Missing Toddler(1)
Northern Groomsman, The(1)
Silver Ghost, The(1)
Southern Groomsman(1)
Step Mom, The(1)
Unwanted Guests(1)
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