Monroe Canyon: North Side
Monroe Canyon: North Side in Utah has 3 sport climbing routes.
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 3 routes
- 5.8 – 5.10c/d
- Sport
Is Monroe Canyon: North Side open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Fishlake National Forest.
TERMINATION OF STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTION ORDER
Agency alert covering Fishlake National Forest · Order 0408-26-10 · USFS · Fishlake National Forest
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Best time to visit Monroe Canyon: North Side
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.
Jan
43° / 16°
5 wet
Feb
48° / 20°
6 wet
Mar
56° / 26°
6 wet
Apr
63° / 32°
6 wet
May
73° / 38°
5 wet
Jun
84° / 46°
3 wet
Jul
90° / 52°
5 wet
Aug
87° / 51°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 42°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
54° / 23°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 16°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marysvale, UT, 12.8 mi away at 5,845 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Monroe Canyon: North Side is a sport climbing area on the north side of Monroe Canyon in Utah's Fishlake National Forest, within the Richfield Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land here. The climbing is all sport, with seven routes on record. The grade range runs from 5.8 to about 5.10c/d, and typical routes include Killin' Time at 5.8, Knezek Didn't Fall Here at 5.10c, and an unnamed route at 5.9. The area sits close to The Narrows, another climbing spot just 0.1 mile away. The most comfortable months are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Marysvale show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F. Summer highs there reach the low 90s. The Monroe Peak hike starts about 0.7 mile from the climbing area, and the Second Left Hand Fork is about half a mile away. Shingle Fork is about 1.2 miles off, and the Serviceberry hike is about 1.5 miles away.
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