Mary Ellen's Gulch
Mary Ellen's Gulch in Utah has 40 climbing routes across 16 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 40 routes
- 5.4 – 5.12
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Mary Ellen's Gulch 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 Mary Ellen's Gulch
Best months: June–September. 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
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 4.3 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 700 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Mary Ellen's Gulch is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District, on land managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Alta, UT weather station run from highs around 73°F and lows near 50°F in July, while winter highs hover near 31°F. Kiln Trail and Miller Hill Mining Trail are both about a mile away. The Silver Lake Granite Boulders lie roughly 2.4 miles off, and Albion Basin campground is about 3.2 miles away.
Routes (40)
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