Utah · Rock climbing · St. George

The Overlooker

Overlooker is a climbing area in Utah with 5 routes.

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5 routes

V2 – V5

Bouldering

Best time to visit The Overlooker

Best months: February–May and October–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
54° / 28°
5 wet
Feb
59° / 32°
5 wet
Mar
68° / 39°
5 wet
Apr
75° / 46°
3 wet
May
85° / 55°
3 wet
Jun
96° / 64°
2 wet
Jul
102° / 72°
3 wet
Aug
100° / 70°
3 wet
Sep
92° / 61°
2 wet
Oct
79° / 47°
3 wet
Nov
64° / 35°
3 wet
Dec
53° / 28°
5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 4.1 mi away at 2,857 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Overlooker is a bouldering area on State Trust Lands Tonaquint Block in Utah, managed by the State Land Board. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Upper Jones Valley, The Crackity Project and Beach/Meatbag all about 0.1 mile away. The name of the route The Overlooker is also the name of the area, and it is a V4 boulder problem. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes ranging from V2 to V5. Cavalcanti and Rushmore are the easiest at V2, and Bottle Rocket and Captain Hammer's Hammer are the hardest at V5. The Overlooker itself is the V4 route that gives the area its name. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in St. George show April highs around 75°F and October highs around 79°F, while July averages about 102°F. The Zen Trail mountain bike route is about 0.6 mile away, and the Bupstarch Loop and Siler Loop hikes are within a mile. Red Bluff Canyon is about 1.3 miles off.