South Central Utah
South Central Utah, Utah — 9 climbing routes on 5 grades, bouldering and trad.
- 9 routes
- V0 – V5
- Bouldering · Trad
Best time to visit South Central Utah
Best months: June–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
36° / 6°
6 wet
Feb
38° / 10°
7 wet
Mar
45° / 18°
7 wet
Apr
54° / 24°
6 wet
May
64° / 31°
6 wet
Jun
76° / 37°
4 wet
Jul
81° / 45°
9 wet
Aug
79° / 45°
11 wet
Sep
71° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
59° / 26°
5 wet
Nov
46° / 15°
5 wet
Dec
35° / 6°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bryce Canyon Ap, UT, 19.4 mi away at 7,586 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
South Central Utah is a climbing area on State Trust Lands Johns Valley Block in Utah, managed by the State Land Board. It is a bouldering-focused spot, with eight boulder problems and one trad route among its nine listed routes. The bouldering here runs from the low end of the V scale up to V5. Dirty PBS and Shrapnel rock are both V0-, and Mavericks is the hardest at V5. The trad route, Dave's Arete, is a boulder problem graded V1. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Bryce Canyon weather station show May highs around 64°F and September highs around 71°F, with July and August the warmest and wettest months. Deer Creek Trail is the closest nearby hike, about 2 miles away, and Rock Creek Trail is about 5 miles off. Paddlers can head to the East Fork Sevier River, about 7 miles away, and mountain bikers to the North Fork Cottonwood Trail, about 7.5 miles away.
Routes (9)
Big Rocks(3)
Casto Canyon(2)
Friable Tower(1)
Lions head boulder(2)
Up-Slope(1)
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