Utah · Rock climbing · Blanding

Petrified Hornet Wall

Petrified Hornet Wall in Utah has 12 climbing routes with 9 distinct difficulty grades.

12 routes
5.10 – 5.12a
Trad

Best time to visit Petrified Hornet Wall

Best months: March–May 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

    42° / 17°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 23°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 30°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 36°

    5 wet

  5. May

    77° / 46°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 56°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 63°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 61°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 51°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 38°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 26°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 18°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Needles, UT, 11.3 mi away at 4,906 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Petrified Hornet Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Monticello Field Office, about 12 miles from the town of Monticello. The climbing here is all trad, with 12 routes spread across the wall. The grade range runs from 5.10b to 5.12-, with the median around 5.10d. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 70°F, while July averages about 95°F and January highs sit near 42°F. That station sits roughly 900 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures up high run cooler. Several other climbing areas lie close by. Dove Creek Wall and The Optimator are each about 0.3 miles away, and 4X4 is about half a mile off. For a change of pace, the Donnelly Canyon Trail is about 3.4 miles away.

Routes (12)

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