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Leaning Wall

Leaning Wall in Utah has 8 routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

Leaning WallPhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.7 – 5.13a
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Is Leaning Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Zion National Park. It doesn't name Leaning Wall, so check the source for the area it covers.

  • Watchman Trail closed

    Park closure covering Zion National Park · NPS · Zion National Park

  • Toxic cyanobacteria in rivers, streams, and pools

    Park alert covering Zion National Park · NPS · Zion National Park

  • Large vehicle restrictions on Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway

    Park alert covering Zion National Park · NPS · Zion National Park

As of · Source: NPS · Zion National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Leaning Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 19°

  2. Feb

    50° / 23°

  3. Mar

    59° / 28°

  4. Apr

    65° / 32°

  5. May

    75° / 40°

  6. Jun

    86° / 48°

  7. Jul

    91° / 55°

  8. Aug

    89° / 54°

  9. Sep

    82° / 47°

  10. Oct

    69° / 36°

  11. Nov

    57° / 26°

  12. Dec

    48° / 19°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orderville, UT, 16.8 mi away at 5,460 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Leaning Wall is a climbing area in Utah's Zion National Park, within the Zion Wilderness, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots and trails, with Desert Shield Buttress about 0.2 miles away and Moonlight Buttress and Cerberus Gendarme each about 0.3 miles off. The area has eight routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.13a. Five are trad, two are mixed and one is sport. Among the named routes are Cosmic Trauma at 5.10 and Moon Patrol at 5.12, and the hardest is Spaceshot (Free) at 5.13a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Orderville show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 69°F, while July averages about 91°F. Watchman Campground is about 6 miles away, and the East Rim Trail is about 0.4 miles off.

Routes (8)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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