Sabbath Slab
Sabbath Slab is a Utah climbing crag with 5 routes on 4 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.5 – 5.9
- Trad
Best time to visit Sabbath Slab
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
37° / 19°
7 wet
Feb
43° / 23°
7 wet
Mar
53° / 30°
8 wet
Apr
60° / 36°
8 wet
May
71° / 45°
8 wet
Jun
82° / 54°
5 wet
Jul
92° / 64°
4 wet
Aug
90° / 62°
4 wet
Sep
79° / 50°
5 wet
Oct
64° / 38°
6 wet
Nov
49° / 28°
6 wet
Dec
38° / 20°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grantsville 2w, UT, 12.7 mi away at 4,550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sabbath Slab is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Salt Lake Field Office, about 12 miles from Grantsville. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with The Represstional and The Island each about 0.1 mile away and Three Coffins about 0.3 mile off. The Stansbury Island Mountain Biking Trail is roughly half a mile away. The area is a trad climber's playground, with five routes all rated between 5.5 and 5.9 on the YDS scale. The easiest are Alter Boys and Blow and As I Lay Dying, both 5.5, and the hardest is Istoriya Arkanarskoy Rezni at 5.9. All five routes are traditional, and the Reynolds family is credited with several of the first ascents. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Grantsville show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 92°F.
Routes (5)
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