Gnar Wall
Gnar Wall in Utah has 9 sport climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.
- 9 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.13b/c
- Sport
Is Gnar 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 Gnar Wall
Best months: May–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
33° / 16°
Feb
35° / 17°
Mar
43° / 25°
Apr
51° / 31°
May
61° / 38°
Jun
72° / 46°
Jul
80° / 53°
Aug
78° / 52°
Sep
69° / 43°
Oct
56° / 33°
Nov
42° / 23°
Dec
33° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Park City, UT, 10.2 mi away at 6,900 ft. The station sits about 500 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.
Gnar Wall is a sport climbing area in the Mount Olympus Wilderness, part of the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the wall sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is all sport, with nine routes spread across a range of grades from 5.9+ to 5.13b/c. The median grade is 5.12-, and the hardest route is Kendrick Lagnar at 5.13b/c. Several of the routes are linkups, including Chronicles of Gnarnia and Gnarch. Gnar Trek and Gnarth Brooks are both 5.12a, and the latter was first climbed by Donovan Allen and Garret Foster-Green in 2017. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Park City, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 53°F, while winter highs stay around 33°F. The Battalion of Saints Wall and Ambush Wall Lower are both within a quarter mile, and the Mineral Fork Trail and Mill A Fork Trail are close by for mountain biking and hiking.
Routes (9)
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