Utah · Rock climbing · Monticello

Pods Wall

Pods Wall is a Utah climbing crag with 8 routes ranging over 6 difficulty grades.

Pods WallPhoto: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
5.10 – 5.12-
Trad

Best time to visit Pods 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, 12.8 mi away at 4,906 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Pods Wall is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Monticello Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Reservoir Wall and Scarface each about 0.6 miles away and Power Wall about a mile off. The climbing here is all trad, with nine routes ranging from 5.10 to 5.12. Among them are Where's The Bong at 5.10, Laser's Edge at 5.11+, and Ham on Rye at 5.12. The typical averages from a nearby weather station at Canyonlands-The Needles put May and September at the most comfortable times to go, with highs around 77°F and 84°F and lows in the mid-40s and low 50s. That station sits about 1,200 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. For more time outdoors, Donnelly Canyon Trail is about 2.8 miles away, Indian Creek offers canoeing about 4.1 miles off, and Superbowl Campground is about 6 miles away.

Routes (8)

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Reservoir WallPhoto: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Donnelly Canyon

~5 min drive

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Indian CreekPhoto: Kent G. Budge, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Disappointment CliffsPhoto: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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