Utah · Rock climbing · Green River

Moore Cutoff Road

Moore Cutoff Road in Utah has 3 trad climbing routes on 2 difficulty grades.

Moore Cutoff RoadPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
3 routes
5.9 – 5.10
Trad

Best time to visit Moore Cutoff Road

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

    37° / 14°

    4 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    43° / 20°

    4 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    54° / 29°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    62° / 35°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    71° / 45°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    83° / 54°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 60°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 49°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 37°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 25°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    37° / 15°

    4 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ferron, UT, 14.2 mi away at 5,923 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Moore Cutoff Road is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Price Field Office in Utah. The land is managed by the BLM, and the road serves as a route into the surrounding area, which also holds several other trails and climbing spots. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Ferron weather station show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages climb to about 89°F and winter highs sit near 37°F with a few snowy days each month. Molen Wash Trail is about 5 miles away, and the Boulders climbing area is about 5 miles off. The Moore-Moore Int. Trail and Eva Conover Trail are both within about 7 miles.

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