Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Fifteen Minutes of Shame

Near the top of Sand Flats' grade range, which extends to 5.10c.

5.10+
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Fifteen Minutes of Shame

Best months: April–June and August–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

    37° / 17°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    41° / 21°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 28°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    59° / 32°

    6 wet

  5. May

    69° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 50°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 57°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 55°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 48°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 36°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    48° / 26°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 17°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at La Sal 1sw, UT, 20 mi away at 6,787 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of nine routes catalogued at Sand Flats, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range, which spans from 4th class to 5.10c.

Photo of the crag

Sand Flats — the crag this route is on
Sand Flats, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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