The Starting Block
Starting Block, The is a climbing area in Utah with 15 routes.
- 15 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12b/c
- Alpine
Is Starting Block, The open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.
Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)
Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit The Starting Block
Best months: June–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.
Jan
35° / 19°
Feb
35° / 23°
Mar
37° / 23°
Apr
43° / 31°
May
51° / 37°
Jun
63° / 43°
Jul
69° / 50°
Aug
65° / 51°
Sep
60° / 45°
Oct
49° / 37°
Nov
40° / 27°
Dec
35° / 21°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar Breaks Nm, UT, 8.1 mi away at 10,372 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Starting Block is a climbing area in the Cedar City Ranger District of Dixie National Forest in southern Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing areas and trails, with High Rise Area and Overlook both about a tenth of a mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cedar Breaks put July highs around 69°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 35°F with lows in the teens. Yankee Meadow Campground is about 3.6 miles away, and the Right Fork Bunker Creek Trail is about 0.1 mile away. Panguitch Lake, about 6.6 miles out, offers fishing, and Mammoth Creek, about 9.9 miles away, is a canoeing spot.
Routes (15)
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