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Eastern Reef Area.. AKA The Sandstone Alps

Eastern Reef Area (The Sandstone Alps) is a Utah crag with 4 trad routes.

4 routes
5.5 – 5.10
Trad

Best time to visit Eastern Reef Area.. AKA The Sandstone Alps

Best months: April–May 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

    41° / 17°

  2. Feb

    47° / 23°

  3. Mar

    59° / 30°

  4. Apr

    66° / 37°

  5. May

    76° / 47°

  6. Jun

    89° / 55°

  7. Jul

    95° / 63°

  8. Aug

    92° / 61°

  9. Sep

    84° / 50°

  10. Oct

    68° / 39°

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

  12. Dec

    41° / 18°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Goblin Valley Sp, UT, 25.1 mi away at 4,960 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Eastern Reef Area, also known as The Sandstone Alps, is a climbing area in Utah's San Rafael Reef Wilderness, managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Price Field Office. It sits within designated wilderness, so expect the land to be protected and the setting to be remote. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 95°F and January lows drop to about 17°F. The crags are close together, with N Crags, U Crags, P Crags and A Crags all about 0.1 mile away. For a hike, Sprit Arch and Petroglyph Panel Trail is about 3.8 miles off, and the San Rafael River offers paddling roughly 8.4 miles away.

Routes (4)

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