The Egg
The Egg in Utah has 18 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 18 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Egg, The 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 The Egg
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.
Jan
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
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.
The Egg 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. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show July highs around 88°F with lows near 60°F, while September cools to highs in the mid-70s. The area is packed with other destinations. Early Bird and Dragon Arch are climbing areas about 0.1 mile away, and the Alpenbock Loop hike is just as close. Tanners Flat Campground sits about 3.6 miles off.
Routes (18)
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