Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Gin & Tectonics

Gin & Tectonics is a Utah climbing crag with 8 routes.

Gin & TectonicsPhoto: logopop, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.10+ – 5.12-
Trad

Best time to visit Gin & Tectonics

Best months: March–May and October–November. 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

    42° / 22°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    50° / 29°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    62° / 37°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 44°

    5 wet

  5. May

    80° / 53°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 63°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 70°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 68°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    87° / 58°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 44°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 33°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 24°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 5.5 mi away at 4,093 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.

Gin & Tectonics is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office in Utah, about 5.5 miles from the Arches National Park headquarters weather station. The surrounding area is a cluster of climbing spots, with Long Canyon just 0.3 miles away and the Triple Buttress Area and Forming Arch each about half a mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages near 99°F and January lows drop to about 22°F. For more time outdoors, the Pothole Arch Trail and Rockstacker Trail are both about 1.7 miles away. Gold Bar Group Sites and William's Bottom Campground offer camping within about 4 miles.

Routes (8)

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