S-Curve - Lower
S-Curve - Lower in Utah has 20 routes across 10 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Photo: AndreyZharkikh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 20 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad
Is S-Curve - Lower 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 S-Curve - Lower
Best months: May–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
33° / 16°
Feb
35° / 17°
Mar
43° / 25°
Apr
51° / 31°
May
61° / 38°
Jun
72° / 46°
Jul
80° / 53°
Aug
78° / 52°
Sep
69° / 43°
Oct
56° / 33°
Nov
42° / 23°
Dec
33° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Park City, UT, 11.5 mi away at 6,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
S-Curve - Lower is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, including S-Curves and S-Curve - Upper Wall, both about 0.1 mile away, and the Mill B North mountain bike trail, also about 0.1 mile off. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Park City show July highs around 80°F with lows near 53°F, and September highs around 69°F. Winter is cold, with January highs near 33°F and lows around 16°F. The area has 21 routes, with 16 in sport style and 5 in trad. Grades range from 5.6 to 5.12a, with a median of 5.10d. Notable routes include Choir Boy (5.9, sport) and Madison Avenue (5.10d, sport), both first ascended in 1989. Hard Times Variation, a trad route at 5.12a, is also listed. Within about 0.2 mile are the Lake Blanche hike and the S-Curves climbing area. Lake Florence is about 2.4 miles away, and Jordan Pines Campground is about 4 miles out.
Routes (20)
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