Utah · Rock climbing · Salt Lake City

Dogwood Crag

Dogwood Crag in Utah has 24 climbing routes across 14 difficulty grades.

Dogwood CragPhoto: Leijurv, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
24 routes
5.6 – 5.13a
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Is Dogwood Crag 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 Dogwood Crag

Best months: April–June 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

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 34°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 39°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 48°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 57°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 67°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 56°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 43°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 32°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 0.9 mi away at 4,986 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Dogwood Crag is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District, on Forest Service land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing and hiking spots, making it easy to pair with a day on the Granite Flume Trail or a session at Ledgemere Logs. The crag holds 24 routes, with sport and mixed styles most common. The grades run from YDS 5.6 to 5.13a, and V0 to V2 on the V scale, so it suits climbers of varying abilities. Among the named routes are Take Me To The River, a sport route at 5.7, and Cross-Eyed and Painless, a sport route at 5.13a. The area also includes bouldering. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Cottonwood Weir weather station run from highs around 71°F in May to about 79°F in September. July and August average in the low to mid 90s. Nearby, The Aqueduct Area and Ledgemere Logs are within a quarter mile, and Lake Lillian is about 4 miles away for fishing. Tanners Flat Campground, roughly 5 miles off, is the closest place to camp.

Routes (24)

Little Creatures5.11b/cAin't no Party, Ain't no Disco5.11c/dCross-Eyed and PainlessFA: Stuart Ruckman & Gordon Douglas (1989)5.13aThe Lion of Zion5.6Little Critters5.6Top-Rope Tough Guy5.6Unknown5.6Take Me To The RiverFA: Bret Ruckman, Merril Bitter (Without Bolts) 19835.7Dirty Unknown5.8Drunken CrackFA: FRA Nathan Fisher5.8Haven't A ClueFA: Shane Willet, Mike Carnahan 19915.8Life During WartimeFA: Stuart Ruckman 19845.8Modest Man From Drakeman5.8On the SkidsFA: Stuart Ruckman, Theron McNeely, 19905.8Little ThingsFA: James Garrett and Daniel Martig (from the Bernese Oberland), May 20125.8-Slinga Tree5.8+A Modest Man from MandrakeFA: Stuart and Bret Ruckman, Libby Ellis, 19905.9Hyper-Gamma SpacesFA: Gary Olsen and Bret Ruckman, 19845.9Quartzite Sans StainlessFA: Unknown. Liron Gokovski and I climbed it on 9/4/2013. Variant finish 5.8 by Sam Cannon, 7/17/20145.9I Think I'm Going BaldFA: Stuart Ruckman, Theron McNeely 19905.9-UnforgivenFA: Chris Begue, Liz Cannon, 20025.9+Sandpaper CloudV0GolemolyV1Cockroach SlipV2

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