Utah · Rock climbing · Blanding

Sparks Wall

Sparks Wall in Utah has 39 climbing routes with bouldering pads and trad.

39 routes
5.8 – 5.13-
Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit Sparks Wall

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

    42° / 17°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 23°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 30°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 36°

    5 wet

  5. May

    77° / 46°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 56°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 63°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 61°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 51°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 38°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 26°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 18°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Needles, UT, 12.7 mi away at 4,906 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sparks Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah, within the Monticello Field Office. The nearest town is Monticello. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 77°F and October highs around 70°F, while July highs average about 95°F and winter nights dip to around 17°F. Other climbing areas sit close by. Left Rambo and Way Rambo are each about 0.8 miles away, and Gash, The is about 0.9 miles away. The Donnelly Canyon Trail is roughly 2.4 miles off.

Routes (39)

Flat LineFA: Dylan Warren5.10Rowdy5.10Sparkle Pony ExpressFA: Will Foster5.10Sparkling Gefilte Fish5.10Sparkling Prom DateFA: Mike Schneiter & John Connor, Nov. 2, 20085.10Unknown 5.105.10Spark Plug5.10-Sparkling ZygoteFA: Mike & Joy Schneiter, Nov. 2, 20085.10-Divide and ConquerFA: Chris Kalous, Rebecca Rusch5.10+Scenic LineFA: K35.10+Spark It Up SparkyFA: Karl Kelly5.10+Stiff LineFA: Dylan warren5.10+All That RemainsFA: Mike Schneiter & Steve Smith, Nov. 2, 20085.10cLow SparkFA: Wayne Burleson, Brett Ruckman late 80's5.11Spark WallbergFA: Wade Plafcan and Brett Sherman5.11Sparkling Spurs (1st Anchors)FA: Steve Hong?5.11The HawkFA: Chris Kalous, Rebecca Rusch5.11Jesus Gave Me Beta5.11-Jump Start5.11-Sparkling Schnitzel5.11-Tom Thumb5.11-Unknown5.11-Ici c`est bienneFA: silvan schuepbach 11/105.11+Jupiter CrackFA: Steve Hong5.11bSlings and ArrowsFA: Chris Kalous, Rebecca Rusch5.11bGo Sparky Go5.11b/cSparks of the Tempest5.11cIndian Creek Cement CompanyFA: Mason Earle 3/175.12Sparkling SpursFA: Hong?5.12-What a Fool BelievesFA: Chris Kalous and Steph Bergner5.12-The LGS (Last Great Splitter)FA: Chris Kalous5.12+Old SparkyFA: Hong5.12aZebras and MoonbeamsFA: Jean-Pierre Ouellet, Chris Kalous (equipper).5.13-Heel Hook MasteryFA: Peter Jacobs May 2018 assisted by Aidan Multhauf5.8Generic SparkFA: M. Waite, B. Bronson, D. Alfrey5.9SkrapsFA: Chris Kalous, Rebecca Rusch5.9Unknown OW5.9Sparkling SchloobFA: Sam Feuerborn5.9+AirwolfFA: Tom MoulinV6

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