Utah · Rock climbing · Hanksville

Lonesome Beaver Road

Lonesome Beaver Road in Utah has 3 bouldering routes with 2 difficulty grades.

Lonesome Beaver RoadPhoto: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3 routes
V0-1 – V1
Bouldering

Best time to visit Lonesome Beaver Road

Best months: April–May and 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

    43° / 15°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    51° / 21°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    64° / 29°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 35°

    4 wet

  5. May

    81° / 44°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 53°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    99° / 61°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    95° / 58°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    86° / 48°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 35°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 24°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    43° / 15°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hanksville, UT, 8.3 mi away at 4,308 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Lonesome Beaver Road is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Richfield Field Office in Utah, about 10 miles from Lonesome Beaver Campground. The area is known for its boulder problems, with three routes all rated V0-1 on the V scale. Toxic Waste, Undead Mutant Rodents and Zom-bee Apocalypse sit close to one another, and all are boulder-style climbs. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Hanksville weather station show May highs around 81°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages near 99°F. Beaver Mound, a climbing area about a mile away, is the closest neighbor. Bull Mountain Boulders and West Draw are roughly 7 to 8 miles off, and Lonesome Beaver Campground offers a place to stay about 10 miles away.

Routes (3)

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