Old Pin Boulder
Old Pin Boulder is a Utah climbing area with 8 bouldering routes.
Photo: rodrigodemarque, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8 routes
- V0 – V1
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Old Pin Boulder
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, 2.6 mi away at 4,986 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Old Pin Boulder is a bouldering area in Utah, sitting about 0.2 miles from the community of Holladay Highlands Three. It is a compact cluster of boulders, with eight routes all rated V0 or V1 on the V scale, so it works well for a short session of bouldering close to town. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cottonwood Weir show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. Several other climbing areas and a trail lie within a tenth of a mile, including City Rock Area, Offwidth Boulder and the Mount Olympus Trail. For an overnight stay, Tanners Flat Campground is about 7.9 miles away.
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