Moab Rim Area
Moab Rim Area in Utah has 9 climbing routes with 8 difficulty grades, offering bouldering and trad.
- 9 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12a
- Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit Moab Rim Area
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, 9.7 mi away at 4,905 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Moab Rim Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office in Utah, about 1.8 miles from Sand Flats Recreation Area Group Campsites and 2.7 miles from King's Bottom Campground. It sits among several other climbing and riding spots, including the Disappearing Devil and the Moab Rim Trail Towers, both about 0.7 miles away. The area has nine routes, with six of them trad and three boulders. The trad routes run from 5.8 to 5.12a, and the boulders from V1-2 to V7. Disappearing Angel and Willis Tower - Get Your Stick and Lie Down are both 5.8, and Satan's Revenge is the hardest at 5.12a. 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 about 95°F.
Routes (9)
Disappearing Angel(2)
Hidden Valley(4)
Pipe Dream Trail Boulders(3)
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