Utah · Rock climbing · Blanding

North Six Shooter Peak

North Six Shooter Peak in Utah has 8 trad routes across 4 difficulty grades.

North Six Shooter PeakPhoto: BFS Man from Webster, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.9+ – 5.11+
Trad

Best time to visit North Six Shooter Peak

Best months: March–May 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.

  1. Jan

    42° / 17°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 23°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 30°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 36°

    5 wet

  5. May

    77° / 46°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 56°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 63°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 61°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 51°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 38°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 26°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 18°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Needles, UT, 5.4 mi away at 4,906 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

North Six Shooter Peak is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Monticello Field Office in Utah. It sits within the Canyonlands, and the closest town is Monticello. The area is a traditional climbing destination with eight routes, all rated between 5.9+ and 5.11+. Pratt's Crack and the Southeast Chimney Route are both 5.10, and Liquid Sky and Perfect Hands All the Way are 5.11+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Canyonlands-The Needles show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 70°F, while July averages about 95°F. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet lower than the peak, so temperatures up high run cooler. South Sixshooter is about 1.4 miles away. Superbowl Campground and Creek Pasture Campground are both within 3 miles, and the Trail To Gothic Arch is about 4.6 miles off.

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