Utah · Rock climbing · Nephi

Salt Creek Canyon

Salt Creek Canyon in Utah has 7 sport climbing routes on sandstone.

7 routes
5.6 – 5.9
Sport

Is Salt Creek Canyon 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 Salt Creek Canyon

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

    37° / 20°

    8 wet · 6 snow

  2. Feb

    42° / 24°

    9 wet · 5 snow

  3. Mar

    53° / 31°

    9 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    60° / 36°

    10 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    70° / 44°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 53°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 61°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 60°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 50°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 38°

    7 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    49° / 28°

    7 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    37° / 20°

    8 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Nephi, UT, 6.7 mi away at 5,146 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Salt Creek Canyon is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Spanish Fork Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the canyon sits among a cluster of trails, campgrounds and paddling water. The climbing here is all sport, with seven routes spread across a range of about 5.6 to 5.9 on the YDS scale. Jason and Kristi Stevens did the first ascents of most of them, including Spider Pig and Twig and Berries at 5.6 and Sasquatch at 5.7. Telestial Depressions is 5.8, and Carpal Masochism and Himmlers Remains are both 5.9. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Nephi weather station show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 78°F, while July averages near 89°F. That station sits about 850 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures up high run cooler. Salt Creek, a canoeing route, and Mahogany Hill, a hike, are both about 1.6 miles away. Ponderosa Uinta campground is 1.9 miles off, and Schoolhouse Rock, another climbing area, is about 6 miles away.

Routes (7)