Lizard Head
Lizard Head in Utah has 28 climbing routes with 21 difficulty grades, offering bouldering pads, mixed, and trad styles.
- 28 routes
- 5.5 – 5.11c
- Trad · Bouldering · Mixed
Is Lizard Head 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 Lizard Head
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.
Jan
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.3 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lizard Head is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Altered States Gully and Westwind Buttress each about 0.1 mile away, and the Little Cottonwood Creek Trail about 0.3 mile off. The area is a mix of trad routes and bouldering, with 28 routes in total, and it works well as a base for a day of climbing or a longer trip with camping and fishing nearby. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. Trad routes run from 5.5 up to 5.11c, with Life of the Party at 5.11c and Errant Edge at 5.10a among the more technical options. Bouldering grades reach V10, and the closest campground is Tanners Flat Campground, about 3 miles away. Lake Lillian, roughly 4 miles off, offers fishing.
Routes (28)
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