Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

The Stage

Stage in Utah has 11 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad options.

Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

11 routes

5.6 – 5.11a

Sport · Trad

Best time to visit The Stage

Best months: March–May and October–November. 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
44° / 21°
6 wet · 1 snow
Feb
52° / 27°
6 wet · 1 snow
Mar
65° / 36°
6 wet
Apr
72° / 43°
5 wet
May
83° / 51°
5 wet
Jun
94° / 59°
3 wet
Jul
99° / 66°
5 wet
Aug
96° / 64°
6 wet
Sep
88° / 55°
6 wet
Oct
74° / 42°
5 wet
Nov
57° / 30°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 22°
5 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab, UT, 6.5 mi away at 4,053 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Stage is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office of Utah, about a mile from the nearest town, Moab. It sits within a cluster of climbing spots, with The Theater and The Cinema each about 0.1 mile away and Take-Out Beach about half a mile off. The area has 11 routes, nine of which are sport routes and two are traditional, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.11-. The easiest is Opening Act at 5.6, and the hardest is The Underling at 5.11-, both sport routes. Rolf's Waltz is the only traditional route, a 5.9 at the top of the grade range. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Moab show April highs around 72°F and October highs around 74°F, while July averages near 99°F and January highs hover around 44°F. The station sits at nearly the same elevation as the area, so temperatures here should run similarly. For an overnight stay, Upper Big Bend Campground is about a mile away and Big Bend Group Sites about 1.4 miles. The Windows Sand Loop hike is about 2.4 miles off.