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Eastwood Crag

Eastwood Crag in Utah has 7 traditional climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

7 routes
5.10 – 5.12
Trad

Best time to visit Eastwood Crag

Best months: May–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° / 17°

  2. Feb

    41° / 20°

  3. Mar

    50° / 26°

  4. Apr

    58° / 31°

  5. May

    67° / 39°

  6. Jun

    79° / 48°

  7. Jul

    84° / 55°

  8. Aug

    81° / 54°

  9. Sep

    74° / 46°

  10. Oct

    62° / 36°

  11. Nov

    48° / 26°

  12. Dec

    38° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monticello #2, UT, 18.4 mi away at 7,086 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Eastwood Crag is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Monticello Field Office in Utah, about 18 miles from the town of Monticello. It sits in the open desert country of southern Utah, where the routes are all trad, with a grade range from 5.10 to 5.12. Seven routes make up the crag. The easiest is T-Rex at 5.10, and the hardest is The Unforgiven at 5.12, both first ascents by Scott Carson. The grades run from 5.10 to 5.10+ for most of the routes, with Fistful of Dollars at 5.11. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. The closest neighbors are Stevens Canyon Trail, less than a mile away, and Lavender Canyon Trail, about 3 miles off. Climbers can also head to Vitamin D Wall, roughly 3 miles away, or Pistol Whipped, about 5 miles out.

Routes (7)

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