Solar Cave
Solar Cave in Utah has 5 sport climbing routes on 5 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.12a – 5.14-
- Sport
Is Solar Cave 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 Solar Cave
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
32° / 18°
10 wet
Feb
37° / 21°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 30°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 36°
10 wet
May
67° / 44°
11 wet
Jun
78° / 52°
6 wet
Jul
88° / 60°
4 wet
Aug
87° / 59°
5 wet
Sep
76° / 50°
6 wet
Oct
61° / 39°
8 wet
Nov
45° / 28°
8 wet
Dec
34° / 19°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Logan Utah St Univ, UT, 2.4 mi away at 4,790 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Solar Cave is a climbing area in the Logan Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with First Practice Wall and Monkey Wrench Buttress both about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Logan show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 76°F, while July and August climb into the upper 80s. The Highline mountain biking route is about 0.6 mile away and the River route about 0.9 mile. For an overnight stay, Green Canyon campground is roughly 1.8 miles off.
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