Gold Bar Canyon
Gold Bar Canyon in Utah has 6 traditional climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11a
- Trad
Best time to visit Gold Bar Canyon
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.
Jan
42° / 22°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
4 wet
Mar
62° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
70° / 44°
5 wet
May
80° / 53°
5 wet
Jun
93° / 63°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 70°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 58°
5 wet
Oct
72° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 33°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 1.7 mi away at 4,093 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Gold Bar Canyon is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office, Utah. It sits about 1.7 miles from the Arches National Park headquarters weather station, which serves as a reference for the area's typical weather. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, with lows near 44°F in both months. Summer is hot, with July highs typically near 99°F, and winter lows dip into the low 20s. Climbers will find Culvert Canyon about a mile away and Day Canyon about 2 miles off. The Gold Bar Rim Bike Trail is roughly 1.2 miles from the canyon, and the Gold Bar Group Sites offer camping about 1.6 miles away.
Routes (6)
Mr. Potato Head (tower)(1)
Sandy's Toe (Tower)(3)
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