Five Fingers Area
Five Fingers Area in Utah has 8 trad climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.
- 8 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11d
- Trad
Is Five Fingers Area 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 Five Fingers Area
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, 9.2 mi away at 5,740 ft. The station sits about 500 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.
The Five Fingers Area is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. It sits among several other climbing spots, with the Dihedrals Area and Beckey's Wall Area each about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July climbs to about 88°F and winter highs stay in the low to mid 30s. The Little Cottonwood Creek Trail starts about 0.2 mile away, and Tanners Flat Campground is about 2.8 miles off. Lake Lillian and Lake Florence, both about 3.6 miles away, offer fishing.
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