Utah · Rock climbing · Huntington

Kent's Hand Crack

Mid-range climb among 29 routes at Lower Buckhorn, Utah.

5.10+
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Kent's Hand Crack

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

    40° / 10°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 16°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 25°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 31°

    4 wet

  5. May

    75° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 47°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 54°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 52°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 43°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 32°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 20°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 11°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Dale, UT, 20.2 mi away at 5,629 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 29 routes catalogued at Lower Buckhorn, this climb sits in the middle range of the crag's 5.4 to 5.12a span.

Photo of the crag

Lower Buckhorn — the crag this route is on
Lower Buckhorn, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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