Utah · Rock climbing · St. George

Primeval Atmosphere

One of five routes at Shady Side West, mid-range in the crag's difficulty span.

5.11c
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Primeval Atmosphere

Best months: February–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.

  1. Jan

    54° / 28°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 32°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 39°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    75° / 46°

    3 wet

  5. May

    85° / 55°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 64°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 72°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    100° / 70°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 61°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    79° / 47°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 35°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    53° / 28°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at St George, UT, 2.4 mi away at 2,857 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of five routes catalogued at Shady Side West, this climb sits near the middle of the crag's range between 5.9 and 5.12a.

Photo of the crag

Shady Side West — the crag this route is on
Shady Side West, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: BLMUtah, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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