Tacos Diablos Boulder
Tacos Diablos Boulder in Utah has 5 sport climbing routes spanning 5 difficulty grades.
Photo: paulinkenbrandt, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13a
- Sport
Is Tacos Diablos Boulder 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 Tacos Diablos Boulder
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
31° / 15°
14 wet
Feb
31° / 15°
13 wet
Mar
37° / 20°
13 wet
Apr
42° / 25°
12 wet
May
53° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
64° / 42°
7 wet
Jul
73° / 50°
7 wet
Aug
71° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
62° / 41°
9 wet
Oct
49° / 31°
9 wet
Nov
37° / 21°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 15°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 1.9 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.
Tacos Diablos Boulder is a sport climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Salt Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the spot sits close to Devil's Castle and the Mandelbrot Trail, both about a tenth of a mile away. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes ranging from 5.6 to 5.13a. The most notable is Tacos Diablos, a 5.13a route first climbed by Tyler Phillips in 2005. Other sport routes include Pendejo at 5.11b and Guacamole at 5.12b. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Alta weather station, which sits about 1,200 feet lower, put July highs near 73°F and lows around 50°F, while winter highs stay near freezing. The station's figures run warmer than conditions on the boulders, so expect cooler temperatures up high. Beyond the climbing, Devils Castle Spur and the Mandelbrot Trail start right beside the area. Albion Basin campground is about 0.6 miles away, and Lake Catherine offers fishing roughly 1.5 miles off.
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