Sheep Rock Area
Sheep Rock Area in Utah has 7 climbing routes across 6 grades, featuring mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 7 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10-
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
Best time to visit Sheep Rock Area
Best months: April–May 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
42° / 16°
4 wet · 2 snow
Feb
49° / 21°
5 wet · 1 snow
Mar
61° / 27°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 32°
6 wet
May
77° / 39°
5 wet
Jun
88° / 47°
3 wet
Jul
95° / 55°
4 wet
Aug
92° / 54°
5 wet
Sep
83° / 44°
4 wet
Oct
69° / 32°
4 wet
Nov
54° / 23°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
42° / 16°
4 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Black Rock, UT, 30.6 mi away at 4,916 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sheep Rock Area is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Fillmore Field Office. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with several buttresses and boulders within about a tenth of a mile, so it works as a base for exploring the surrounding rock. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September. Typical averages from the nearby Black Rock weather station run from highs around 77°F in May to about 83°F in September, while July highs average about 95°F and winter lows drop to around 16°F. The area has seven routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.10-. Styles include sport, trad and mixed climbing. Shetland Dreams is a 5.7 mixed route, and Thin Sheep is a 5.10- sport route.
Routes (7)
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