Fringe Walls
19-route climbing area in Utah with sport and trad options.
Photo: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 19 routes
- 5.10 – 5.12b
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Fringe Walls
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.
Fringe Walls is a rock climbing area in Utah's Dugout Ranch, managed by a non-governmental organization. The area sits in a cluster of climbing spots, with New Sub-Area 1, Election Wall and 3D all within about a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is traditional, with 18 trad routes and one sport route among the 19 routes listed. The grades run from 5.10b/c up to 5.12, and the median is about 5.11b. Sacred Simplicity and Warren's Roof Crack are two of the harder options, at 5.11 and 5.12. One of the routes, Mentor, is sport, and its first ascent was done in the mid-1980s. For timing, late spring is the most comfortable window. Typical averages from the Canyonlands-The Needles weather station, about 15 miles away and roughly 850 feet lower, show May highs near 77°F and lows around 46°F. July is the hottest month, with typical highs near 95°F. Hikers can head to Donnelly Canyon Trail, about a mile away, and campers will find Superbowl Campground about 9 miles off.
Routes (19)
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