Election Wall
Election Wall in Utah has 14 traditional climbing routes across 7 grades.
Photo: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 14 routes
- 5.10 – 5.12-
- Trad
Best time to visit Election Wall
Best months: March–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.
Jan
42° / 17°
4 wet · 2 snow
Feb
49° / 23°
4 wet · 1 snow
Mar
59° / 30°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 36°
5 wet
May
77° / 46°
4 wet
Jun
89° / 56°
3 wet
Jul
95° / 63°
5 wet
Aug
92° / 61°
6 wet
Sep
84° / 51°
5 wet
Oct
70° / 38°
5 wet
Nov
55° / 26°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 18°
4 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Needles, UT, 15.5 mi away at 4,906 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Election Wall is a rock climbing area in Utah, set within Dugout Ranch, a non-governmental organization-managed land unit. It sits alongside several other named climbing areas, including Fringe Walls, New Sub-Area 1 and 3D, all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is trad, and the routes run from about 5.10- to 5.12-. The easiest is The Far Left at 5.10-, and the hardest is an unnamed route at 5.12-. Crooked As They Come and The Dangling Chad are both 5.11, and Two Party System is 5.10. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 70°F, with July peaking near 95°F. That station sits roughly 850 feet lower than Election Wall, so temperatures up here run a little cooler. The Donnelly Canyon Trail is about 0.9 mile away. For an overnight stay, Superbowl Campground is about 9.4 miles off, and Monticello Lake Fishing Site is about 9.9 miles away.
Routes (14)
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