Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

The Finger

One of nine routes at Sand Flats, near the easier end of the crag's grade range.

Easy 5th
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit The Finger

Best months: March–May and September–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

    41° / 19°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 26°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    60° / 34°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 40°

    5 wet

  5. May

    78° / 50°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 60°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 65°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 63°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 55°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 30°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 21°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley, UT, 6.6 mi away at 4,725 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of nine routes catalogued at Sand Flats, this climb sits near the easier end of the crag's range, which spans from 4th class to 5.10c.

Photo of the crag

Sand Flats — the crag this route is on
Sand Flats, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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