Santaquin Canyon
Santaquin Canyon in Utah has 9 sport climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades.
- 9 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10b
- Sport
Is Santaquin 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 Santaquin 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.
Jan
39° / 18°
8 wet · 3 snow
Feb
44° / 22°
8 wet · 2 snow
Mar
55° / 29°
9 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 34°
9 wet · 1 snow
May
72° / 42°
7 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
4 wet
Jul
91° / 59°
5 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
6 wet
Sep
80° / 48°
5 wet
Oct
67° / 37°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 26°
7 wet · 1 snow
Dec
39° / 18°
8 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Levan, UT, 25.2 mi away at 5,298 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Santaquin 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 climbing spots, with Avalanche Wall just 0.1 mile away and Strawberry Fields Wall about 0.9 mile off. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.6 up to 5.10. Among the named routes are "A wrinkle in time" at 5.6, "Coming Full Circle" at 5.10a, and "Bring a Friend" at 5.10. The median grade is 5.9+. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Levan show May highs around 72°F and September highs around 80°F, while July averages about 91°F. That station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the canyon, so temperatures up high run cooler. Tinney Flat campground is about 1.2 miles away, and the Dry Mountain Trail is about 1.4 miles off. Maple Lake campground lies about 4 miles away, and the Bald river fishing spot is about 3.3 miles away.
Routes (9)
2.4 mile Unknown(3)
Main Wall, The(1)
Red Wonder Wall(2)
Santaqueen Wall(3)
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