South Face
South Face in Utah has 23 climbing routes across 14 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 23 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13c
- Trad · Sport
Is South Face 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 South Face
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, 9.2 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
South Face is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. It sits among several other climbing spots, with High Life Area and Peeler Face both about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. The Little Cottonwood Creek Trail starts about 0.4 mile away, and Tanners Flat Campground is about 2.5 miles off. Lake Lillian and Lake Florence, both about 3.5 miles away, offer fishing.
Routes (23)
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