Roadside Crag
Roadside Crag in Utah offers 9 sport climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.
Photo: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 9 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10b
- Sport
Best time to visit Roadside Crag
Best months: May–June and 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.
Jan
35° / 12°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 16°
9 wet
Mar
52° / 25°
9 wet
Apr
59° / 31°
10 wet
May
69° / 38°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 44°
6 wet
Jul
89° / 51°
5 wet
Aug
87° / 49°
6 wet
Sep
78° / 41°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 31°
7 wet
Nov
48° / 22°
8 wet
Dec
36° / 14°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Echo Dam, UT, 3.9 mi away at 5,470 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Roadside Crag is a climbing area in the Henefer - Echo State Wildlife Area in Utah, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, so it works well as a stop on a day spent exploring the surrounding crags. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Echo Dam weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 78°F, while July climbs to about 89°F and winter highs stay in the mid-30s. Several climbing areas lie within a short drive. Dry Wall, The is about 0.4 miles away, and Clint Eastwood Wall and Bear Hollow Wall are each about 0.6 miles off. For a change of pace, the Union Pacific Rail Trail is roughly 6.5 miles away.
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