Utah · Rock climbing · Green River

Eagle Canyon

Eagle Canyon in Utah offers 8 traditional climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

Eagle CanyonPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.6 – 5.10
Trad

Best time to visit Eagle Canyon

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

    40° / 10°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 16°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 25°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    75° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 47°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 54°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 52°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 43°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 32°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 20°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 11°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Dale, UT, 20.2 mi away at 5,629 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Eagle Canyon is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Price Field Office, about 20 miles from Castle Dale. It is a traditional climbing crag with eight routes, all rated in the 5.6 to 5.10 range. The closest neighbors are the San Rafael Swell - North climbing area, the Little Grand Canyon Trail, and San Rafael Swinging Bridge Campground, all within about 4 miles. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the Castle Dale weather station, about 20 miles away, show May highs around 75°F and October highs near 68°F. July averages about 91°F, the warmest month. Among the routes, Mother Goose- Nursery Rhymes is 5.6, and South Face and The Pyramid Expedition are 5.10.

Routes (8)

Albino Worm Mesa(1)

Feed The Worm5.9

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