Lower Mill Creek
Lower Mill Creek in Utah has 14 climbing routes across 9 grades, offering sport and trad styles.
Photo: Carter Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 14 routes
- 5.10 – 5.13a
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Lower Mill Creek
Best months: March–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
39° / 18°
Feb
46° / 25°
Mar
58° / 33°
Apr
66° / 40°
May
77° / 50°
Jun
89° / 60°
Jul
95° / 68°
Aug
92° / 65°
Sep
83° / 56°
Oct
68° / 42°
Nov
52° / 30°
Dec
39° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley 1se, UT, 10.1 mi away at 4,905 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lower Mill Creek is a climbing area in Utah, about 4 miles from the town of Spanish Valley. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Mill Creek and 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover both within about a mile and a half, and Ken's Lake a little farther out. The area is known for its trad routes, with a few sport options, and the climbing runs from about 5.10 up to 5.13a. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages a high of 95°F. The routes here are mostly trad, with 12 trad routes and two sport routes among the 14 listed. The Paper Crane is the sport route, a 5.13a that was first ascended by Joshua Janes with equipment by Mark Howe in 2004. The trad routes include Safari at 5.10, Fox Trot at 5.11+, and Axis of Evil at 5.12b/c.
Routes (14)
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