Hellgate Cliffs
Hellgate Cliffs in Utah has 10 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 10 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is Hellgate Cliffs 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 Hellgate Cliffs
Best months: June–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
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 0.7 mi away at 8,710 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hellgate Cliffs is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits about 0.1 mile from the Main Hellgate and Tower Two climbing areas, which makes it a natural base for exploring those two spots together. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Alta weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The Cardiff Pass Trail and Cardiff Fork Trail both start about 0.4 mile away. For an overnight stay, Albion Basin campground is about 2.3 miles off, and Lake Blanche offers fishing about 2.5 miles away.
Routes (10)
Crack of Noon(2)
Hellgate Condos(4)
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