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Red Pine Crag

Red Pine Crag in Utah has 14 climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.

Red Pine CragPhoto: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
14 routes
5.7 – 5.10-
Alpine

Is Red Pine Crag 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 Pine Crag

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

    31° / 15°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 15°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    37° / 20°

    13 wet

  4. Apr

    42° / 25°

    12 wet

  5. May

    53° / 33°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    64° / 42°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    73° / 50°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 49°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    62° / 41°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    49° / 31°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    37° / 21°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    30° / 15°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 4.1 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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 Pine Crag is a climbing area in the Lone Peak Wilderness, part of the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land, and the crag sits within designated wilderness. The climbing here is alpine, with 14 routes spread across the crag. Grades run from 5.7 to 5.10, with the median at 5.8. Among the named routes are Azal Tinto and Periquita, both 5.8, and Chateau Lafitte, a 5.10-. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Alta weather station, which sits about 1,150 feet lower, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F. Winter is cold, with January highs around 31°F. The Red Pine hike starts just 0.3 miles away, and Maybird Gulch is 0.5 miles off. The Northern Wasatch climbing area is about a mile away, and Tanners Flat Campground is roughly 1.8 miles away.

Routes (14)