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Giles Townsite Boulders

5 bouldering routes in Utah spanning 4 difficulty grades.

Giles Townsite BouldersPhoto: The Greater Southwestern Exploration Company from Claremont, California, United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
V0 – V1-
Bouldering

Best time to visit Giles Townsite Boulders

Best months: April–May and 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

    43° / 15°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    51° / 21°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    64° / 29°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 35°

    4 wet

  5. May

    81° / 44°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 53°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 61°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    95° / 58°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    86° / 48°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 35°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 24°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    43° / 15°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hanksville, UT, 9.2 mi away at 4,308 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Giles Townsite Boulders is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Richfield Field Office in Utah, about 9 miles from the town of Hanksville. It sits in the field office's managed territory rather than within a national forest or park. The boulders are a cluster of five routes, all rated V0 or V1 on the V scale. The easiest is Hainstock's Arete, a V0 boulder problem named for its first ascender, Matt Hainstock. Slitherin' N Smearin' is another V0, and Smear Sandwich Direct and Heels To The Heavens are both rated V1. Climbers can pick a route that matches their bouldering skill. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Hanksville weather station show October highs around 72°F and May highs around 81°F, while July averages near 99°F and winter lows drop to about 15°F. For a change of pace, the North Caineville Mesa Trail is about 5 miles away.

Routes (5)

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