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Parowan Canyon

Parowan Canyon in Utah has 12 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades, offering bouldering pads, sport, and trad.

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12 routes
5.6 – 5.10b/c
Sport · Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit Parowan Canyon

Best months: April–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

    43° / 20°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 22°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 27°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 32°

    6 wet

  5. May

    69° / 40°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 48°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 56°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 55°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 47°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 36°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 27°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 19°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City 5e, UT, 11.7 mi away at 6,465 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Parowan Canyon is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Cedar City Field Office. It sits about 11 miles from Cedar City, and the surrounding area offers a mix of hiking, camping and more climbing. The canyon holds 12 routes, with six sport routes and five trad routes. The boulder route rounds out the count. Grades run from 5.6 up to 5.10b/c, with sport routes like Storming the Castle at 5.6 and Ride the Lightning at 5.8+. The trad route Early Bird Gets the Worm is rated 5.10b/c. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cedar City show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F, while July peaks near 85°F and winter lows drop to about 20°F. Hikers can reach the Benson Creek Approach Trail and Hidden Haven Falls Trail within a mile. Yankee Meadow Campground is about 3.6 miles away, and the Overlook climbing area is roughly 4.3 miles off.

Routes (12)

Hollow Point(1)

Hollow Point5.9+

Power Line Crack(1)

Roadside Distraction5.8

Towers and Pinnacles(1)

Thor’s HammerEasy 5th

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