Utah · Rock climbing · Sundance

Hell Wall

Hell Wall in Utah has 19 climbing routes with 14 difficulty grades, offering bouldering and sport climbing.

19 routes
5.9+ – 5.14a
Sport · Bouldering

Is Hell 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 Hell Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    34° / 22°

  2. Feb

    40° / 24°

  3. Mar

    49° / 31°

  4. Apr

    56° / 35°

  5. May

    66° / 44°

  6. Jun

    78° / 52°

  7. Jul

    88° / 60°

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

  9. Sep

    76° / 50°

  10. Oct

    60° / 39°

  11. Nov

    44° / 30°

  12. Dec

    33° / 22°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 0.7 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hell Wall is a climbing area in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Hell Cave and El Diablo Wall each about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Timpanogos Cave weather station, at about 5,740 feet, run to highs around 66°F in May and 76°F in September, while July highs average about 88°F. Other nearby options include Sawmill, a river fishing spot about 0.7 mile away, and the Timpanogos Cave Trail, about 1.1 mile off. For an overnight stay, Timpooneke Campground is about 2.8 miles away.

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