Utah · Rock climbing · Millcreek

Riptide Wall

Riptide Wall in Utah has 9 climbing routes across 8 grades, featuring mixed, sport, and trad styles.

9 routes
5.9 – 5.11d
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit Riptide Wall

Best months: March–June 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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 23°

  2. Feb

    46° / 26°

  3. Mar

    56° / 33°

  4. Apr

    63° / 38°

  5. May

    73° / 46°

  6. Jun

    84° / 55°

  7. Jul

    92° / 63°

  8. Aug

    90° / 62°

  9. Sep

    80° / 53°

  10. Oct

    66° / 41°

  11. Nov

    52° / 31°

  12. Dec

    41° / 23°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Salt Lake City E Bench, UT, 2.2 mi away at 4,850 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Riptide Wall is a climbing area in Utah, about 1.2 miles from East Millcreek. It sits right next to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, with the Grandeur Peak section of the trail about 0.1 mile away. The Iron Curtain Wall and the Bungalow climbing area are also within a tenth of a mile. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Salt Lake City show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages about 92°F. The Jordan River, about 8.5 miles away, offers canoeing, and Jordan Pines Campground and Lake Florence are both about 8.8 miles off.

Routes (9)

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