South Side Boulders
South Side Boulders in Utah has 10 bouldering routes across 8 grades.
- 10 routes
- V1-2 – V5
- Bouldering
Is South Side Boulders 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 Side Boulders
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, 3.4 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
South Side Boulders is a climbing area in the Lone Peak Wilderness, part of the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and 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. North Dry Creek Trail and Phelps Canyon both start within a quarter mile, so they make easy additions to a day at the boulders. Climbers can also head to Question Mark Wall, about 2.8 miles away, or South Summit Wall, about 2.9 miles away.
Routes (10)
5.78 Boulder, The(2)
A Little Slabby(1)
Bullwinkle Boulder, The(4)
Fortune Cookie Boulder(3)
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