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Southside Boulder

Entry-level problem in The Glen sector at Boulders - Little Cottonwood.

V1+
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Bouldering Pads
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Best time to visit Southside Boulder

Best months: March–May 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.

  1. Jan

    38° / 20°

  2. Feb

    45° / 26°

  3. Mar

    55° / 33°

  4. Apr

    64° / 39°

  5. May

    74° / 48°

  6. Jun

    86° / 57°

  7. Jul

    93° / 64°

  8. Aug

    90° / 62°

  9. Sep

    80° / 52°

  10. Oct

    65° / 40°

  11. Nov

    49° / 30°

  12. Dec

    38° / 22°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Orem Trtmt Plt, UT, 0.7 mi away at 4,510 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 30 boulder problems catalogued in The Glen sector at Boulders - Little Cottonwood, this climb sits at the lower end of the grade range that spans V1 to V11 across the crag.

Photo of the crag

Boulders - Little Cottonwood — the crag this route is on
Boulders - Little Cottonwood, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Derrellwilliams, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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