Face to Face
Face to Face in Utah has 6 routes with 5 difficulty grades, offering mixed and traditional climbing.
Photo: randomduck, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 6 routes
- 5.4 – 5.11b
- Mixed · Trad
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No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
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Best time to visit Face to Face
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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 2.1 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
Face to Face is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the climbing area sits in a cluster of crags, with Storm Mountain Island and East Face each about 0.1 mile away. The route list shows six routes, split evenly between trad and mixed styles, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.11b. The most famous is Face to Face, a mixed climb at 5.9 with a first ascent in 1987. Amber Lies is a mixed 5.11b, and Baby Face is a trad 5.4. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run highs around 71°F in May and 79°F in September, while July highs average about 91°F. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures up high run cooler. Mule Hollow and Stairs Gulch Trail are both within half a mile, and Lake Florence is about 2.7 miles away. For an overnight base, Tanners Flat Campground lies about 4.1 miles off.
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