Onion Creek
Onion Creek in Utah has 11 traditional climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.
Photo: Bureau of Land Management - Utah, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- 11 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12a
- Trad
Best time to visit Onion Creek
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.
Jan
41° / 19°
4 wet · 2 snow
Feb
49° / 26°
5 wet · 1 snow
Mar
60° / 34°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 40°
5 wet
May
78° / 50°
4 wet
Jun
90° / 60°
3 wet
Jul
96° / 65°
3 wet
Aug
93° / 63°
4 wet
Sep
84° / 55°
4 wet
Oct
71° / 41°
4 wet
Nov
55° / 30°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 21°
4 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley, UT, 6.8 mi away at 4,725 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Onion Creek is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office in Utah. It sits among a cluster of climbing destinations and trails in the Moab area, which makes it easy to pair with other outings in the region. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Castle Valley weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 71°F, while July peaks near 96°F and winter lows drop into the 20s. Several climbing areas lie close by. Titan, The is about a mile away, and Echo Tower and Mystery Towers & Top of the World Overlook are each within about a mile and a quarter. For a hike, Fisher Towers Trail is roughly 1.6 miles off.
Routes (11)
Hindu, The(2)
Mongoose, The(1)
Mysteron, The(1)
Pink Squirrel, The(1)
Roadside Cragging(3)
Sari(1)
Scarlet Spire(1)
Trojan, The(1)
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