Utah · Rock climbing · Cottonwood Heights

Rolling Stone Area

Rolling Stone Area in Utah has 8 climbing routes in mixed, sport, and trad styles.

8 routes
5.7 – 5.12a
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Rolling Stone Area

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.

  1. Jan

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 34°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 39°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 48°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 57°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 67°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 66°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 56°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 43°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 32°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    38° / 23°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 0.3 mi away at 4,986 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Rolling Stone Area is a climbing area in Utah, sitting about 0.2 miles from the community of Racquet Club Row. It is a compact cluster of routes, with several climbing areas within a short distance, including Goldenfingers Wall and Powder Ridge Wall, both under a mile away. The area has eight routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.12a. Four are trad, three are sport, and one is mixed. Among the named routes are Beast of Burden (5.7, trad) and Geeze Whiz (5.10d, sport), with Paint it Black (5.11c, mixed) and Cheese Louise (5.12a, sport) on the harder end. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Cottonwood Weir weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. The Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail and Hounds Tooth Trail are both within half a mile, and Lake Lillian and Lake Florence are about 5 miles away.

Routes (8)

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