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Hammerhead Boulder

Hammerhead Boulder in Utah has 6 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

Hammerhead BoulderPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
V4 – V8-9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Hammerhead Boulder

Best months: May–June 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.

  1. Jan

    36° / 8°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 14°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    56° / 23°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    65° / 29°

    5 wet

  5. May

    75° / 37°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 44°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 52°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 50°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 41°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 30°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 17°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 10°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wellington 3 E, UT, 14.7 mi away at 5,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hammerhead Boulder is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Price Field Office in Utah. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, so it works well as one stop in a day of exploring the surrounding crags. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. Ship Wreck, Sector Boulder Area and Land of a Thousand Boulders all lie about 0.1 mile away, and Golden Ladle is about 0.3 mile off. For a walk, the Rim Trail is roughly 3 miles away.

Routes (6)

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