No Simple Highway
Upper-grade problem at Ripple Boulder within Jupiter Area's modest four-route collection.
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Is No Simple Highway open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It doesn't name No Simple Highway, so check the source for the area it covers.
Launch Ramp Updates
Park closure covering Glen Canyon National Recreation Area · NPS · Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lees Ferry Campground Partial Closure
Park alert covering Glen Canyon National Recreation Area · NPS · Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Lake Powell Recreational Water Advisory
Park alert covering Glen Canyon National Recreation Area · NPS · Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
As of · Source: NPS · Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit No Simple Highway
Best months: March–May and October–November. 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
45° / 23°
4 wet
Feb
52° / 28°
4 wet
Mar
62° / 35°
5 wet
Apr
71° / 41°
4 wet
May
81° / 49°
3 wet
Jun
93° / 59°
2 wet
Jul
98° / 67°
4 wet
Aug
95° / 65°
5 wet
Sep
87° / 56°
4 wet
Oct
72° / 44°
4 wet
Nov
57° / 32°
3 wet
Dec
45° / 25°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Big Water, UT, 2.4 mi away at 4,100 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of four boulder problems catalogued at Jupiter Area's Ripple Boulder sector, this climb sits at the upper end of the grade range established at the crag.
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