Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Gaius Baltower - Number Eight

Mid-range climb among 18 routes at Long Canyon, located on Galactica Wall.

5.11
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Gaius Baltower - Number Eight

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.

  1. Jan

    37° / 22°

    4 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    43° / 27°

    4 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    54° / 35°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    62° / 40°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    72° / 50°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 62°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 68°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 66°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 44°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    37° / 23°

    4 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Neck, UT, 8.6 mi away at 5,871 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 18 routes catalogued at Long Canyon, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.10+ to 5.13-.

Photo of the crag

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Long Canyon, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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