Utah · Rock climbing · Salt Lake City

Pete's Rock

Pete's Rock in Utah has 8 routes with bouldering pads, mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

Pete's RockPhoto: rodrigodemarque, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
V0 – V1
Bouldering · Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Pete's Rock

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.

  1. Jan

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 34°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 39°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 48°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 57°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 67°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 56°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 43°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 32°

    8 wet

  12. 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.

Pete's Rock is a climbing area in Utah, about 0.2 miles from the community of Holladay Highlands Three. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots, with Old Pin Boulder and Offwidth Boulder both about 0.1 miles away and the Mount Olympus Trail just as close. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Cottonwood Weir weather station show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 64°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. Lake Florence and Lake Lillian are both about 6.6 miles away for fishing, and Tanners Flat Campground is about 7.9 miles off for an overnight stay.

Routes (8)

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