Layer Cake
Layer Cake is a Utah climbing crag with 7 sport routes across 5 grades.
Photo: SocialMediaAdventure, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10a
- Sport
Is Layer Cake 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 Layer Cake
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 mi away at 4,570 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Layer Cake is a sport climbing area in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, about 2 miles from the Provo Byu weather station. It sits among several other climbing areas, with AC/DC Wall and The Jobsite each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.6 to 5.10a. Knuckle Dragger is the easiest at 5.6, and Chillax and Intimidator are the hardest at 5.10a. The area was developed in the late 2000s, with first ascents by climbers including Christian Knight, Bret Crapo and Christian Burrell. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Provo Byu station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 95°F and winter brings frequent snow days. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Rock Canyon are both within a third of a mile. Hope campground is about 2.6 miles away, and Mill Race offers canoeing about 4.2 miles off.
Routes (7)
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