The Gem Stone
6 routes at Gem Stone, The in Utah range from moderate to hard on 5 difficulty grades.
- 6 routes
- 5.4 – 5.9
- Trad · Sport
Is Gem Stone, The 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 The Gem Stone
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 800 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 Gem Stone is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. It sits among several other climbing spots in this corner of the forest, with East Gate Buttress and Black Peeler Buttress each about 0.1 mile away. The area has six routes, four of them trad and two sport, with grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.9. The Gem Stone, a trad route at 5.8, is among them, and Crystalline Aggregate is a 5.8+ trad climb. The Slab Variation is a sport route at 5.7. All the routes were established by Jonathan & Sidney Smoot, except Crystalline Aggregate, which Jonathan Smoot did alone, and The Stone Cutter, a sport route at 5.9 with an unrecorded first ascent. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 88°F and lows near 60°F, while winter highs there hover in the low to mid 30s. The closest trail is the Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, about 0.3 mile away. Tanners Flat Campground lies about 2.7 miles off, and Lake Lillian and Lake Florence are both within about 3.5 miles.
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