The Sail
Sail is a Utah climbing crag with 6 traditional routes across 5 grades.
Photo: paulinkenbrandt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10b/c
- Trad
Is Sail, The 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 The Sail
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
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 9.6 mi away at 5,740 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
The Sail is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing and hiking spots, with Early Bird and Keel, The both about 0.1 mile away and the Alpenbock Loop hike at a similar distance. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July climbs to about 88°F and winter highs hover in the low 30s. Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.7 miles away, and Lake Lillian and Lake Florence are both within about 4.4 miles for fishing. Mountain Shadows RV Park is roughly 7.6 miles off.
Routes (6)
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