Reservoir Wall
Reservoir Wall in Utah has 60 climbing routes across 18 grades, featuring mixed and traditional styles.
Photo: joannapoe, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 60 routes
- 5.9 – 5.13
- Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Reservoir Wall
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
42° / 17°
4 wet · 2 snow
Feb
49° / 23°
4 wet · 1 snow
Mar
59° / 30°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 36°
5 wet
May
77° / 46°
4 wet
Jun
89° / 56°
3 wet
Jul
95° / 63°
5 wet
Aug
92° / 61°
6 wet
Sep
84° / 51°
5 wet
Oct
70° / 38°
5 wet
Nov
55° / 26°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 18°
4 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Needles, UT, 12.2 mi away at 4,906 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Reservoir Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Monticello Field Office in Utah. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including Pods Wall and Cat Wall, each about half a mile away, and Slug Wall about a mile off. The area has 60 routes, most of them trad, with grades ranging from 5.9 up to 5.13. Among the named routes are Good Excuse at 5.9, Three Fools at 5.10 and Machete at 5.13, which was first climbed by Mason Earle in November 2010. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from the Canyonlands-The Needles weather station, about 12 miles away and roughly 1,200 feet below, run around 77°F highs in May and 70°F in October, while July highs average about 95°F. For time off the wall, Donnelly Canyon Trail lies about 3 miles away and Indian Creek offers canoeing about 4 miles off. Superbowl Campground is roughly 5 miles away for an overnight stay.
Routes (60)
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