Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Sunbeam Wall

Sunbeam Wall is a Utah climbing crag with 5 sport routes spanning 2 difficulty grades.

Sunbeam WallPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.3
Sport

Best time to visit Sunbeam 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

    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, 7.5 mi away at 4,561 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sunbeam Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Moab Field Office in Utah, about 7.5 miles from the Moab Canyonland airport weather station. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Family Friendly and Sunshine Wall Routes both within half a mile. The climbing here is all sport, and the five routes on record are all rated 5.3 on the YDS scale. CaronaCation is one of them. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby weather station run from highs around 67°F in April to 68°F in October, while July highs average about 96°F and January lows drop to 17°F. North Klondike Campground is about 3 miles away, and Courthouse Rock Campground is roughly 10 miles off. The Homer Trail and Nome Trail are both within about 3 miles.

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Family FriendlyPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Sunshine WallPhoto: Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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