Utah · Rock climbing · Millcreek

Monkey Mage

Entry-level route at Grandeur Peak's L.A.R.P wall.

5.8
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Monkey Mage 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 Monkey Mage

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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 20°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 24°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 30°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 35°

    12 wet

  5. May

    70° / 43°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 49°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 56°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 56°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 48°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 38°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 30°

    10 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 22°

    12 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mtn Dell Dam, UT, 4.4 mi away at 5,420 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.

This is the entry-level climb at Grandeur Peak's L.A.R.P wall, where 11 routes have been catalogued across a 5.8 to 5.11b/c range.

Photo of the crag

Grandeur Peak — the crag this route is on
Grandeur Peak, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: AndreyZharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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