Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Sidewinder

Mid-range climb within Long Canyon's diverse Pucker Pass sector.

5.11
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Sidewinder

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° / 22°

    4 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    43° / 27°

    4 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    54° / 35°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    62° / 40°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    72° / 50°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 62°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 68°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 66°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 57°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 44°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    37° / 23°

    4 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Neck, UT, 8.4 mi away at 5,871 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 18 routes catalogued in the Pucker Pass sector of Long Canyon, this climb sits in the middle of the grade range that spans from 5.10+ to 5.13- across the crag.

Photo of the crag

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Long Canyon, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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