The Riverside
Riverside, The in Utah has 13 bouldering routes across 7 difficulty grades.
- 13 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
Is Riverside, The 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 The Riverside
Best months: April–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.
Jan
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.1 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Riverside climbing area sits in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It is a cluster of climbing spots and trails, with Syringe Boulder and Shivers Boulder both about 0.1 mile away and the Little Cottonwood Creek Trail starting just as close. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July climbs to about 88°F. Tanners Flat Campground is about 2.9 miles away, and Lake Lillian and Lake Florence are both within about 4 miles. Albion Basin, roughly 7.7 miles off, offers another camping option.
Routes (13)
My Special Purpose Boulder(3)
Overhang Boulder(3)
Papa Bells Boulder(2)
Ray’s Boulder(3)
Whale Boulder(2)
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