Echo Canyon
Echo Canyon in Utah offers 7 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades, ranging from mixed to sport and trad.
Photo: Wendell Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 7 routes
- 5.7 – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Echo Canyon
Best months: May–June and September. 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.
Jan
35° / 12°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 16°
9 wet
Mar
52° / 25°
9 wet
Apr
59° / 31°
10 wet
May
69° / 38°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 44°
6 wet
Jul
89° / 51°
5 wet
Aug
87° / 49°
6 wet
Sep
78° / 41°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 31°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 22°
8 wet
Dec
36° / 14°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Echo Dam, UT, 2.3 mi away at 5,470 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Echo Canyon is a climbing area in the Henefer - Echo State Wildlife Area in Utah, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits within a cluster of climbing spots, with several other areas close by. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from the nearby Echo Dam weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 78°F, while July climbs to about 89°F and winter highs stay in the mid-30s. Mill Canyon West is about half a mile away, and Choss Cave is about 0.6 miles off. Soul Train Wall and Bear Hollow Wall are both within about a mile and a half.
Routes (7)
Billboard Wall(1)
Pierced Nipple, The(1)
Railroadside Crag(1)
Witches, The(2)
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