Red Ledges
Red Ledges in Utah has 13 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering bouldering and sport climbing.
Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 13 routes
- V0 – V5+
- Bouldering · Sport
Is Red Ledges open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Red Ledges
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.
Jan
38° / 22°
10 wet
Feb
45° / 26°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
64° / 38°
10 wet
May
74° / 46°
9 wet
Jun
86° / 53°
5 wet
Jul
93° / 61°
4 wet
Aug
91° / 60°
5 wet
Sep
81° / 51°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 41°
7 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spanish Fk Pwr House, UT, 10.7 mi away at 4,720 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Red Ledges is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Spanish Fork Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among a cluster of other outdoor spots, including the Diamond Fork Canyon climbing area about half a mile away and the Monks Hollow Trail about 0.8 miles off. The climbing here is mostly bouldering, with 11 boulder routes and two sport routes among the 13 listed. The boulders run from V0 to V5+, with V2 as the median grade, and the sport routes are rated around 5.10d to 5.11. Frosty Flake is a V0 boulder, and Seams Easy is the hardest at V5+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 67°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. Diamond Fork Canyon and the Diamond campground are both within about a mile and a half, and Spanish Fork Canyon is about 7 miles away.
Routes (13)
JAM boulder(4)
Jelly Boulder(4)
Lunch Lady Boulder(1)
Marmalade Boulder(1)
Red Wall(2)
Watch Tower Boulder(1)
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