Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Hunter Canyon

5 climbing routes at Hunter Canyon, Utah, ranging across 4 difficulty grades.

Hunter CanyonPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.7 – 5.10
Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit Hunter Canyon

Best months: March–May and October–November. 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

    44° / 21°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 27°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    65° / 36°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    72° / 43°

    5 wet

  5. May

    83° / 51°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    94° / 59°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 66°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 64°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    88° / 55°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    74° / 42°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 30°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 22°

    5 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab, UT, 5.3 mi away at 4,053 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Hunter Canyon is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office. It sits among a cluster of trails, campsites and other climbing spots, with Hunter Canyon Trail and Hunter Canyon Group Site both about 0.3 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Moab show April highs around 72°F and October highs around 74°F, while July averages near 99°F. The area has five routes, four of which are trad and one a boulder. The trad routes run from 5.7 to 5.10, with Frightened Pickle - Happy Cucumber at 5.7 and Huntsman Tower at 5.10. The boulder route, Ice Cream Parlor, is about 0.4 miles away. Kane Springs Canyon is about 0.7 miles off.

Routes (5)

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Invert Offwidth Boulder CircuitPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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The Cirque of the ClimbablesPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Wall StreetPhoto: logopop, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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