Granite Flume
20-route climbing area in Utah with 11 difficulty grades, mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 20 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10b
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is Granite Flume 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 Granite Flume
Best months: April–June and September–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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 1.1 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Granite Flume is a 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 nearest town is Canyon Enterprises, about 1.3 miles away. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cottonwood Weir show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F and winter highs sit near 38°F. Several other climbing areas and trails lie close by. Ledgemere Logs and Dogwood Crag are each about 0.2 miles away, and the Granite Flume Trail is about 0.4 miles off. For an overnight stay, Tanners Flat Campground is about 5.1 miles away.
Routes (20)
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