Sam Trap Boulder
16-boulder crag in Utah with 12 difficulty grades.
- 16 routes
- V0 – V10
- Bouldering
Is Sam Trap Boulder 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 Sam Trap Boulder
Best months: June–September. 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
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 2.3 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sam Trap Boulder 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 among several named climbing spots in the district, with Inception and Sea Monster Rises From the Deep both about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alta show July highs around 73°F and lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The White Pine - Snowbird Link hike starts about 0.4 mile away and the Observation Point Trail about 0.7 mile away. Tanners Flat Campground is about 1.3 miles off, and Lake Lillian is about 2 miles away for fishing.
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