North and West Faces
North and West Faces in Utah has 18 climbing routes with 13 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: Curtis Abert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 18 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11b
- Trad · Sport
Is North and West Faces 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 North and West Faces
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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 2 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
North and West Faces is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, with East Face and Strone Crag each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with 10 trad and 8 sport routes among the 18 listed. The YDS grades run from 5.7 up to 5.11b, with the median around 5.10a/b. Sport climbers will find The Road Less Traveled at 5.7 and Wrecking Ball at 5.11a, while trad climbers can try Split Seam at 5.10a. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. That station sits roughly 850 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures on the faces run cooler. Mule Hollow and Stairs Gulch Trail are both within a mile for a walk before or after climbing. Lake Lillian and Lake Florence are about 2.8 miles away for fishing, and Tanners Flat Campground is about 4.2 miles off.
Routes (18)
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