Persephone
Persephone is a Utah climbing crag with 5 sport routes and 5 distinct difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11a
- Sport
Is Persephone open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Persephone
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
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 2.2 mi away at 5,740 ft. The station sits about 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.
Persephone is a sport climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. It sits about a mile from the town of Mutual Dell, and the Forest Service manages the surrounding land. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes ranging from 5.7 to 5.11a. The easiest is Shoot 'em Politely at 5.7, and the hardest is Hero Of Canton at 5.11a. The area is close to two other climbing spots, Serenity and Eavesdown Docks, both about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave, about 2 miles away, run to highs near 88°F in July, while September cools to around 76°F. That station sits roughly 500 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures at Persephone run a little cooler. Echo Reservoir and the Little Mill Winter mountain biking trail are both about 0.4 mile away. Bear Canyon Trail is about a mile off, and Timpooneke Campground is about 1.7 miles away.
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