Utah · Rock climbing · Green River

Its Only Rock and Roll

The hardest climb catalogued at U Crags.

5.9
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Its Only Rock and Roll

Best months: April–May 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

    41° / 17°

  2. Feb

    47° / 23°

  3. Mar

    59° / 30°

  4. Apr

    66° / 37°

  5. May

    76° / 47°

  6. Jun

    89° / 55°

  7. Jul

    95° / 63°

  8. Aug

    92° / 61°

  9. Sep

    84° / 50°

  10. Oct

    68° / 39°

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

  12. Dec

    41° / 18°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Goblin Valley Sp, UT, 25.1 mi away at 4,960 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This is the hardest route catalogued at U Crags, where five climbs span from 5.6 to 5.9.

Photo of the crag

U Crags — the crag this route is on
U Crags, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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