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Ken's Lake

Ken's Lake in Utah has 3 climbing routes with sport and trad options.

Ken's LakePhoto: Carter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3 routes
5.9+ – 5.11-
Trad · Sport

Best time to visit Ken's Lake

Best months: March–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

    39° / 18°

  2. Feb

    46° / 25°

  3. Mar

    58° / 33°

  4. Apr

    66° / 40°

  5. May

    77° / 50°

  6. Jun

    89° / 60°

  7. Jul

    95° / 68°

  8. Aug

    92° / 65°

  9. Sep

    83° / 56°

  10. Oct

    68° / 42°

  11. Nov

    52° / 30°

  12. Dec

    39° / 19°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley 1se, UT, 9.7 mi away at 4,905 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Ken's Lake is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with the Flat Pass Trail just 0.1 mile away and the 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover climbing area 0.3 mile off. Ken's Lake Group Sites, a campground, is 0.8 mile away. The climbing here is a small but varied selection. Three routes are listed, two of them trad and one sport, with grades ranging from 5.9+ to 5.11-. Hillbilly Boogaloo is the easiest at 5.9+, and Helitack Route is the sport option at 5.11-. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 66°F in April to 68°F in October, while July highs average about 95°F. Other nearby spots include the Tukuhnikivats Arch Trail, about 3 miles away, and the Mill Creek climbing area, about 2.8 miles away.

Routes (3)

Energizer Wall(1)

C4 on the go!5.10+

Sheely Tunnel Wall(1)

Helitack Route5.11-

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