Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

State Highway 313

State Highway 313 in Utah has 5 climbing routes on 3 grades.

State Highway 313Photo: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.6 – 5.13-
Trad

Best time to visit State Highway 313

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

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 25°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 32°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    67° / 39°

    4 wet

  5. May

    78° / 48°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 58°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 66°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 63°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 53°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 40°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 27°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab Canyonland Ap, UT, 8 mi away at 4,561 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

State Highway 313 is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office. It sits among a cluster of trails and climbing spots in the Moab area, with the Maverick Trail and Maverick mountain biking route both about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all trad, with five routes ranging from 5.6 to 5.13-. The easiest is Misplaced Lunate at 5.6, and Flavor Blasted is the hardest at 5.13-. The Whisky Caps and Small Adventures Wall / 313 Slabs climbing areas are each about 2.8 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages reach 96°F.

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