Utah · Rock climbing · Panguitch

The Principality

The Principality in Utah has 12 routes across 11 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

12 routes
5.7 – 5.13d
Sport · Trad

Is Principality, The open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.

  • Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Principality

Best months: June–September. 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

    30° / 10°

  2. Feb

    32° / 12°

  3. Mar

    39° / 17°

  4. Apr

    44° / 18°

  5. May

    55° / 27°

  6. Jun

    67° / 36°

  7. Jul

    71° / 42°

  8. Aug

    68° / 43°

  9. Sep

    61° / 35°

  10. Oct

    48° / 24°

  11. Nov

    38° / 17°

  12. Dec

    28° / 10°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Brian Head, UT, 8.5 mi away at 9,770 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Principality is a climbing area in Utah's Dixie National Forest, within the Cedar City Ranger District. It is managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical July averages at the nearby Brian Head weather station run around 71°F for highs and 42°F for lows. That station sits about 800 feet lower than the area, so temperatures at The Principality run a bit cooler. The climbing is a mix of sport and trad routes. Of the 12 routes, 10 are sport and two are trad. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.13d, with the median around 5.11d. Some of the more notable climbs include "Mano-y-mono" at 5.13a and "Surprise surprise" at 5.13d. The Bunker Creek and Downtown climbing areas both sit within half a mile. Panguitch Lake offers fishing and camping about 2 miles away, and the Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop hike is roughly 2.4 miles off.

Routes (12)

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