Tank Canyon
Tank Canyon in Utah has 14 climbing routes with 13 difficulty grades.
Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Edited slightly prior to uploac by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 14 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12c
- Sport · Bouldering
Is Tank Canyon 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 Tank Canyon
Best months: April–June 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.
Jan
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 1.1 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Tank Canyon is a climbing area in the Lone Peak Wilderness, part of the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave, about a mile away, run from highs near 66°F and lows around 44°F in May to highs near 76°F and lows around 50°F in September. July is the warmest month, with highs averaging about 88°F. Several other climbing areas sit right next door, including Visionary Wall and Miscellaneous Scattered Routes, each about 0.1 mile away. Sawmill, a river fishing spot, is about 0.3 mile off, and the American Fork canoeing route is about 0.7 mile away.
Routes (14)
Cougar Narrows(3)
Sleepy Cove(3)
Tank Boulder(4)
Two O'Clock Rock(4)
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