Mule Hollow Wall
Mule Hollow Wall in Utah has 16 climbing routes across 9 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: Curtis Abert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 16 routes
- 5.5 – 5.10d
- Trad · Sport
Is Mule Hollow Wall 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 Mule Hollow Wall
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, 6.7 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.
Mule Hollow Wall is a climbing area in the Mount Olympus Wilderness, part of the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with 16 routes in total. The grades run from 5.5 to 5.10d, and the median is around 5.8-. Trad routes dominate, with 10 of the 16, and sport routes make up the rest. Among the named routes are Left of Center Route at 5.5, Jam Crack Route at 5.6, and Delusions of Grandeur at 5.10d. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Alta weather station, which sits about 1,600 feet lower than the wall, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 31°F and lows near 15°F. The closest neighbors are Static Wall and Psychobabble Wall, both about half a mile away, and the Mule Hollow hike, about 0.6 miles off. Lake Florence is roughly 3.4 miles away.
Routes (16)
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