Utah · Rock climbing · La Verkin

Swimming Hole Rock

Swimming Hole Rock in Utah has 5 sport climbing routes ranging across 5 difficulty grades.

Swimming Hole RockPhoto: Steve Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.7 – 5.11a
Sport

Best time to visit Swimming Hole Rock

Best months: February–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.

  1. Jan

    52° / 29°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    57° / 33°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    66° / 40°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    73° / 44°

    4 wet

  5. May

    83° / 52°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 61°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    98° / 68°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 67°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 59°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    76° / 47°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 35°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 28°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at La Verkin, UT, 0.9 mi away at 3,194 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Swimming Hole Rock is a climbing area in Utah, about a mile from the town of LaVerkin. It sits right next to Hurricane Gorge, another climbing area, and the Basalt Trail and La Verkin Creek Trail, both of which start within a tenth of a mile. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in LaVerkin show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 76°F, while July averages climb to about 98°F. Several other spots are close by. Tetas De Cabre, another climbing area, is about a mile away, and Red Cliffs Campground is roughly 7 miles off. For paddling, Ash Creek is about 9 miles away.

Routes (5)

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