Utah · Rock climbing · Salt Lake City

Killshot

The hardest route catalogued at Hoss Garden.

5.13c
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Killshot 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 Killshot

Best months: May–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

    33° / 16°

  2. Feb

    35° / 17°

  3. Mar

    43° / 25°

  4. Apr

    51° / 31°

  5. May

    61° / 38°

  6. Jun

    72° / 46°

  7. Jul

    80° / 53°

  8. Aug

    78° / 52°

  9. Sep

    69° / 43°

  10. Oct

    56° / 33°

  11. Nov

    42° / 23°

  12. Dec

    33° / 16°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Park City, UT, 10.6 mi away at 6,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the hardest climb catalogued at Hoss Garden, standing at the top of the crag's grade span that extends from 5.9 to 5.13c.

Photo of the crag

Hoss Garden — the crag this route is on
Hoss Garden, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: AndreyZharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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