Skycrack
Mid-range climb in Flaming Gorge's Hole-In-The-Rock sector.
- 5.9
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
Is Skycrack 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 Skycrack
Best months: May–September. 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
31° / 7°
Feb
34° / 12°
Mar
41° / 18°
Apr
49° / 24°
May
59° / 33°
Jun
69° / 40°
Jul
77° / 48°
Aug
77° / 49°
Sep
67° / 41°
Oct
55° / 31°
Nov
40° / 22°
Dec
31° / 11°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moon Lake, UT, 31.5 mi away at 8,125 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 11 routes catalogued in the Hole-In-The-Rock sector at Flaming Gorge, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.7 to 5.12a.
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