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Utah · Rock climbing · Sandy
Snake Pit
Lower-middle difficulty among 22 routes at Coal Pit Buttress.
- 5.8
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
Is Snake Pit 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 Snake Pit
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.
Jan
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 8.7 mi away at 5,740 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
One of 22 routes catalogued at Coal Pit Buttress, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.5 to 5.12a span.
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