S-Curve - The Pile
S-Curve - The Pile in Utah has 9 climbing routes with 8 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads and sport climbing.
- 9 routes
- 5.10+ – 5.13b
- Sport · Bouldering
Is S-Curve - The Pile 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 - The Pile
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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 3.3 mi away at 4,986 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
S-Curve - The Pile is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within a cluster of climbing and mountain biking routes close to the Little Cottonwood Creek corridor. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Cottonwood Weir weather station, about 3 miles away, run to highs near 71°F and lows around 48°F in May, and highs near 64°F and lows around 43°F in October. That station sits well below the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. The S-Curve - Upper Wall climbing area and the S-Curves climbing area are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Mill B North mountain biking route is just as close. Lake Florence is about 2.5 miles off for fishing.
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