Grand Staircase
Grand Staircase in Utah has 18 climbing routes across 12 grades, featuring bouldering, sport, and trad.
- 18 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11c/d
- Trad · Sport · Bouldering
Best time to visit Grand Staircase
Best months: May and September. 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
45° / 15°
5 wet
Feb
49° / 19°
5 wet
Mar
58° / 24°
5 wet
Apr
65° / 29°
5 wet
May
74° / 36°
5 wet
Jun
86° / 43°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 52°
6 wet
Aug
88° / 51°
8 wet
Sep
81° / 42°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 31°
4 wet
Nov
55° / 21°
3 wet
Dec
44° / 15°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kodachrome Basin Park, UT, 13.1 mi away at 5,805 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.
Grand Staircase is a climbing area in southern Utah on Bureau of Land Management public lands, about 13 miles from Kodachrome Basin State Park. The area holds 18 routes, with 12 in traditional style, 3 in sport and 2 in bouldering. Grades run from 5.8 to 5.11c/d, and the hardest route, Heart of Sandstone, is a mixed climb. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 91°F and January lows drop to 15°F. That station sits roughly 700 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler. Nearby, the Trail to Grosvenor Arch is about 6.6 miles away and Round Valley Draw is about 9.5 miles away.
Routes (18)
Broken Rib Boulder(1)
Bull Valley Gorge(1)
Jodey's Tower(1)
Lower Calf Creek Falls(1)
Lower Hackberry(1)
Petrified Tower(1)
Round Valley Draw(3)
Upper Hackberry(1)
Wire Pass Trail(1)
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