Utah · Rock climbing · Wasatch Resort

Gargoyle Wall

Gargoyle Wall in Utah has 5 climbing routes ranging across 5 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.10+ – 5.12c
Trad · Mixed

Is Gargoyle Wall 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 Gargoyle Wall

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

    34° / 22°

  2. Feb

    40° / 24°

  3. Mar

    49° / 31°

  4. Apr

    56° / 35°

  5. May

    66° / 44°

  6. Jun

    78° / 52°

  7. Jul

    88° / 60°

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

  9. Sep

    76° / 50°

  10. Oct

    60° / 39°

  11. Nov

    44° / 30°

  12. Dec

    33° / 22°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.4 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Gargoyle Wall is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, about 9 miles from the Timpanogos Cave weather station. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Upper Fin and The Fin each about 0.1 mile away. The area has five routes, four of which are trad and one is mixed. The grades run from 5.10+ to 5.12c, with the hardest being Big Neon Glitter, a mixed route at 5.12c. Gargoyle, a trad route at 5.11c, is one of the named routes. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the best bets. Typical averages from the nearby Timpanogos Cave station show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages about 88°F. Nearby, the Little Cottonwood Creek Trail is about 0.4 mile away, and Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.3 miles off. Lake Lillian and Lake Florence, both about 4 miles away, offer fishing.

Routes (5)