Temple Quarry
Temple Quarry in Utah has 8 bouldering routes across 3 grades.
- 8 routes
- V2-3 – V4-5
- Bouldering
Is Temple Quarry 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 Temple Quarry
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
38° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
44° / 27°
8 wet
Mar
54° / 34°
9 wet
Apr
61° / 39°
10 wet
May
71° / 48°
9 wet
Jun
82° / 57°
5 wet
Jul
91° / 67°
3 wet
Aug
89° / 66°
5 wet
Sep
79° / 56°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 43°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 32°
8 wet
Dec
38° / 23°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cottonwood Weir, UT, 3.3 mi away at 4,986 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Temple Quarry is a bouldering area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing and riding spots, with the Goldy Area and Beer Can Cave Area both about 0.1 mile away, and the Temple Quarry Interpretive mountain biking trail just as close. The climbing here is all bouldering, with eight routes listed. The grades run from V2-3 up to V4-5, and the hardest of them is Choplifter at V4. Green Eggs is another V4-5 option, and Traverse Seam (left) is also V4. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Cottonwood Weir weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages a high of 91°F. Tanners Flat Campground is about 3.9 miles away, and Lake Lillian is about 4.6 miles away. Mountain Shadows RV Park is roughly 7.3 miles off.
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