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Early Bird

Early Bird is a Utah climbing crag with 5 routes spanning 5 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.9 – 5.12b/c
Trad

Is Early Bird 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 Early Bird

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

    34° / 22°

  2. Feb

    40° / 24°

  3. Mar

    49° / 31°

  4. Apr

    56° / 35°

  5. May

    66° / 44°

  6. Jun

    78° / 52°

  7. Jul

    88° / 60°

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

  9. Sep

    76° / 50°

  10. Oct

    60° / 39°

  11. Nov

    44° / 30°

  12. Dec

    33° / 22°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.5 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Early Bird is a climbing area in the Twin Peaks Wilderness, part of the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all trad, with five routes ranging from 5.9 to 5.12b/c. The names include The Worm, Boing-oing-oing and Early Bird, the latter of which is the area's namesake. The routes were first climbed between 2010 and 2011 by climbers including Clay Watson, Mike Perkins and Gregg Kirchhoff. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June and September. A nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave, about 9.5 miles away, records typical averages of 78°F highs and 52°F lows in June, and 76°F highs and 50°F lows in September. July is the warmest month, with typical highs around 88°F. The Keel and The Egg are climbing areas about 0.1 mile away, and the Alpenbock Loop hike is also close by. Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.6 miles off.

Routes (5)

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