Utah · Rock climbing · Salt Lake City

Shoreline Crag

Shoreline Crag in Utah has 11 sport climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades.

11 routes
5.10b – 5.13a
Sport

Is Shoreline Crag 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 Shoreline Crag

Best months: May–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

    38° / 19°

    11 wet · 8 snow

  2. Feb

    43° / 22°

    10 wet · 6 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 29°

    10 wet · 5 snow

  4. Apr

    59° / 34°

    10 wet · 3 snow

  5. May

    69° / 41°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  6. Jun

    80° / 49°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 57°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 56°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 47°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 36°

    8 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    48° / 27°

    9 wet · 4 snow

  12. Dec

    37° / 20°

    11 wet · 8 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at City Creek Wtp, UT, 2.3 mi away at 5,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Shoreline Crag is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, about a mile from the town of North Hills. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 78°F, while July climbs to about 89°F and winter brings frequent snow days. City Creek Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and City Creek Canyon is 0.2 mile off. RattleHorn, The is 0.4 mile away, and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section is 0.5 mile away.

Routes (11)

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