The Kitchen
The Kitchen in Utah has 8 routes across 7 grades, offering mixed and sport climbing.
Photo: Ben P L from Provo, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11a
- Mixed · Sport
Is Kitchen, The 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 The Kitchen
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.
Jan
41° / 24°
10 wet · 6 snow
Feb
48° / 27°
9 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 35°
9 wet · 3 snow
Apr
66° / 40°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
76° / 47°
9 wet
Jun
87° / 55°
6 wet
Jul
95° / 62°
5 wet
Aug
93° / 61°
6 wet
Sep
83° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 41°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
53° / 32°
8 wet · 3 snow
Dec
41° / 24°
9 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Provo Byu, UT, 2.1 mi away at 4,570 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Kitchen is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land. The area sits among several other climbing spots. George and Bolt Slab are each about 0.1 mile away, so the Kitchen pairs easily with those. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail starts about 0.3 mile off, and Rock Canyon is about 0.4 mile away for a walk along the same stretch. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F. That station sits about 800 feet lower than the Kitchen, so temperatures here run cooler. The climbing at the Kitchen is a mix of mixed and sport routes, with eight routes in total. The grades range from 5.5 to 5.11a on the YDS scale. Among them are Chicago's West Side at 5.5, Mr Numbers at 5.10d, and Panic City at 5.11a.
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