Pocket Rocks
22 climbing routes in Utah spanning 12 grades, sport and trad.
- 22 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11b
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Pocket Rocks
Best months: April–June and August–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
42° / 22°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
54° / 30°
6 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
6 wet
May
70° / 44°
5 wet
Jun
82° / 54°
3 wet
Jul
87° / 62°
6 wet
Aug
85° / 60°
6 wet
Sep
77° / 52°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 29°
5 wet
Dec
41° / 21°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City, UT, 11.5 mi away at 6,090 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Pocket Rocks is a climbing area in Utah managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Cedar City Field Office, about 11 miles from Cedar City. It sits among several other climbing spots in the area, and its routes are all sport, with two trad climbs making up the rest. The climbing here ranges from about 5.6 to 5.11b, with the median grade around 5.10b. Among the sport routes are Cowlick at 5.6, The Love Pinnacle at 5.8 and Flake And Bake at 5.11b. For timing, the most comfortable months are typically May and September, when highs run around 70 to 77°F with lows in the 40s. July is the warmest, with typical highs near 87°F, and winter brings highs in the low 40s. Several other climbing areas lie close by, including Sprocket Rocks and The Lab, each about half a mile away, and White Harlem at about a mile. For a hike, Dry Lakes Trail is roughly 4.7 miles off.
Routes (22)
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