Utah · Rock climbing · Grantsville

El Búho

The hardest route catalogued at Fern's Ledge.

5.13b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is El Búho 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 El Búho

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

    39° / 19°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 22°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    52° / 29°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    58° / 34°

    9 wet

  5. May

    70° / 42°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 51°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 59°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 58°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 49°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 38°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    48° / 27°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    38° / 19°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Johnson Pass, UT, 10.8 mi away at 5,580 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the 18 climbs catalogued at Fern's Ledge, pushing beyond the 5.13a ceiling that defines most of the crag's steep terrain.

Photo of the crag

Fern's Ledge — the crag this route is on
Fern's Ledge, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Lower NarrowsPhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Creek SidePhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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South NarrowsPhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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The Front

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Momentum Climbing Gym

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