Utah · Rock climbing · Ogden

Spirit Walker Cave

Spirit Walker Cave in Utah has 9 climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.

9 routes
V5 – V13-14
Bouldering

Is Spirit Walker Cave 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 Spirit Walker Cave

Best months: May–June and August–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.

  1. Jan

    32° / 9°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    37° / 13°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 23°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    56° / 30°

    11 wet

  5. May

    66° / 37°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 43°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 50°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 49°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 40°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 31°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 22°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    33° / 13°

    12 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pineview Dam, UT, 5.3 mi away at 4,940 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Spirit Walker Cave is a bouldering area in the Ogden Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northern Utah. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with the Upper Boulder Field and Utahnics Wall both about 0.1 mile away and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail passing within a tenth of a mile. The area is a bouldering destination, with nine routes all rated on the V scale. The grades run from V5 up to V13-14, and the hardest of them, Spirit Walker, was first climbed by Anthony Chertudi. Other named routes include Blood & Fire at V10- and Pins & Feathers at V11. Summer is the warmest stretch for a visit. Typical averages from the nearby Pineview Dam weather station show July highs around 87°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. The station sits about 330 feet lower than the cave, so temperatures at the boulders run a little cooler. The closest overnight options are Maples Campground, about 3 miles away, and Anderson Cove, about 7.5 miles away. Paddlers can reach the Ogden River about 1.8 miles off.

Routes (9)

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