Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Talking Bull

Lower-middle grade route in the Indian Chief sector at River Road.

5.7
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Talking Bull

Best months: April–May and 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

    42° / 16°

  2. Feb

    52° / 24°

  3. Mar

    65° / 31°

  4. Apr

    73° / 37°

  5. May

    83° / 45°

  6. Jun

    95° / 53°

  7. Jul

    101° / 60°

  8. Aug

    98° / 58°

  9. Sep

    90° / 48°

  10. Oct

    74° / 34°

  11. Nov

    57° / 24°

  12. Dec

    44° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dewey, UT, 1.8 mi away at 4,120 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 47 routes catalogued at River Road, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.4 to 5.13- span. Located in the Indian Chief sector.

Photo of the crag

River Road — the crag this route is on
River Road, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: CGP Grey, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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