Utah · Bouldering · Ogden

Dorsal Fin

Lower-range problem in the Fish Flop sector at Patriot Crack Area.

V1
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Dorsal Fin 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 Dorsal Fin

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

    37° / 22°

  2. Feb

    42° / 27°

  3. Mar

    52° / 33°

  4. Apr

    59° / 39°

  5. May

    69° / 48°

  6. Jun

    80° / 55°

  7. Jul

    89° / 62°

  8. Aug

    88° / 61°

  9. Sep

    76° / 52°

  10. Oct

    62° / 41°

  11. Nov

    49° / 31°

  12. Dec

    38° / 24°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ogden Ne Bench, UT, 1.7 mi away at 4,572 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 15 boulder problems catalogued in the Fish Flop sector at Patriot Crack Area, situated in the lower range of the V0–V8 span established at this Utah crag.