Priapism Pillar
Priapism Pillar in Utah has 6 routes with 4 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Photo: runt35, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- 5.9 – 5.11-
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Priapism Pillar
Best months: March–May and October–November. 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°
4 wet
Feb
50° / 29°
4 wet
Mar
62° / 37°
5 wet
Apr
70° / 44°
5 wet
May
80° / 53°
5 wet
Jun
93° / 63°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 70°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 68°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 58°
5 wet
Oct
72° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
56° / 33°
4 wet
Dec
42° / 24°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Arches Np Hqs, UT, 4.5 mi away at 4,093 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.
Priapism Pillar is a rock climbing area in Utah on state land managed by the State Land Board. It sits among a cluster of named trails and climbing spots, with Day Canyon and Wall Street South within a mile and the Dry Fork Bull Canyon Trail about half a mile away. The climbing here is trad-based, with six routes of roughly 5.9 to 5.11, and one sport route, Happily Ever Shafter, at 5.11. Total Eclipse of the Shart and Wiley Cryote are the hardest, both at 5.11. Most of the routes were first ascended by Evan Wisheropp, with a few climbing partners on Brown Eye of Sauron. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages near 99°F. The station sits about 500 feet lower than the pillar, so temperatures here run slightly cooler. For a longer stay, Gold Bar Group Sites is about 2.4 miles away and William's Bottom Campground about 4.5 miles.
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