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Swamp Ass

Among the hardest problems at Brighton Boulders' Twin Lakes sector.

V8
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Swamp Ass 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 Swamp Ass

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.

  1. Jan

    31° / 11°

  2. Feb

    31° / 12°

  3. Mar

    37° / 17°

  4. Apr

    43° / 22°

  5. May

    52° / 30°

  6. Jun

    64° / 39°

  7. Jul

    72° / 47°

  8. Aug

    71° / 46°

  9. Sep

    62° / 38°

  10. Oct

    49° / 28°

  11. Nov

    37° / 18°

  12. Dec

    30° / 11°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Silver Lake Brighton, UT, 1.1 mi away at 8,740 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of the most challenging climbs catalogued at Brighton Boulders, this route sits near the top of the Twin Lakes sector's grade span that extends from V0 to V10.

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