Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

North Face

The hardest route catalogued at Onion Creek.

5.12a
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit North Face

Best months: March–May and September–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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 19°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 26°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    60° / 34°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 40°

    5 wet

  5. May

    78° / 50°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 60°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 65°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 63°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 55°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 30°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 21°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley, UT, 5.8 mi away at 4,725 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the 11 climbs catalogued at Onion Creek, pushing into the hardest grades established in The Hindu sector.

Photo of the crag

Onion Creek — the crag this route is on
Onion Creek, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Bureau of Land Management - Utah, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Onion CreekPhoto: Bureau of Land Management - Utah, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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