Neff's Canyon
Neff's Canyon in Utah has 7 routes spanning 4 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.
- 7 routes
- 5.5 – 5.9
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
Is Neff's Canyon 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 Neff's Canyon
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
40° / 20°
12 wet
Feb
44° / 24°
11 wet
Mar
53° / 30°
11 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
12 wet
May
70° / 43°
11 wet
Jun
81° / 49°
7 wet
Jul
89° / 56°
5 wet
Aug
88° / 56°
6 wet
Sep
79° / 48°
8 wet
Oct
65° / 38°
9 wet
Nov
50° / 30°
10 wet
Dec
40° / 22°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mtn Dell Dam, UT, 5.9 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.
Neff's Canyon is a climbing area in Utah's Mount Olympus Wilderness, within the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the canyon sits just 0.1 mile from the Neffs Canyon Trail, which makes it easy to reach from the trail. The climbing here is a mix of sport and mixed routes, with seven routes in total. The grades run from 5.5 to 5.9 on the YDS scale, and the hardest are Castledong Tower and The not so Great Trango, both at 5.9. Jazz Bones is a mixed route at 5.5, and Love Me Two Times is a mixed route at 5.6. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mtn Dell Dam show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 79°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s. Other climbing is close by at Chadbourne Crag, about half a mile away, and Mount Olympus, about 0.8 mile away. For a change of pace, Lake Florence and Lake Lillian are both about 6 miles off.
Routes (7)
Cirque of the Toweritas(3)
Neff's Canyon Right Side(2)
Neff's Right Side Slabs(2)
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