Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Riverside Boulders

Riverside Boulders in Utah has 38 bouldering routes with pads.

38 routes
V0-1 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit Riverside Boulders

Best months: March–May and September–November. 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

    45° / 21°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 27°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    63° / 34°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    70° / 40°

    6 wet

  5. May

    80° / 48°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 57°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 64°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 62°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    85° / 53°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 30°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    45° / 22°

    5 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gateway 1ene, CO, 7 mi away at 4,671 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Riverside Boulders is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office in Utah. It sits among a cluster of other bouldering spots, with Papacy Block, Doom Boulder and Clandestine Block all about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 80°F and October highs around 71°F, while July averages about 95°F and winter highs sit in the mid-40s. For a change from bouldering, the Runway Trail and Entrada Trail in Colorado lie about 6 to 7 miles away.

Routes (38)

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