Sister Superior Group
Sister Superior Group in Utah has 8 climbing routes ranging from 5.10 to 5.12c.
Photo: dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.11
- Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit Sister Superior Group
Best months: March–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
39° / 18°
Feb
46° / 25°
Mar
58° / 33°
Apr
66° / 40°
May
77° / 50°
Jun
89° / 60°
Jul
95° / 68°
Aug
92° / 65°
Sep
83° / 56°
Oct
68° / 42°
Nov
52° / 30°
Dec
39° / 19°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley 1se, UT, 3.6 mi away at 4,905 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sister Superior Group is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations in the Moab area, with Castle Valley about a mile away and Castleton Tower roughly 1.5 miles off. The area has eight routes, seven of which are trad and one is bouldering. The grades run from 5.7+ up to 5.11, with the median at 5.10d. Among the named routes are Baby Sister at 5.8, Jah Man at 5.10c and Absolution at 5.11. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages reach about 95°F. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler.
Routes (8)
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