Utah · Rock climbing · Torrey

The Necco Wafer

Mid-upper difficulty route among 10 climbs catalogued at this Utah crag.

5.11a
grade
Sport Bolted
style

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Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists 2 alerts for Capitol Reef National Park.

  • Elevated E. Coli levels - Fremont River and Sulphur Creek

    Park alert covering Capitol Reef National Park · NPS · Capitol Reef National Park

  • Monsoon Season & Flash Floods

    Park alert covering Capitol Reef National Park · NPS · Capitol Reef National Park

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Best time to visit The Necco Wafer

Best months: March–May 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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 21°

    3 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 26°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    57° / 34°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    65° / 39°

    4 wet

  5. May

    74° / 48°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 58°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    91° / 65°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    88° / 63°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 55°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 43°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 30°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 21°

    3 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Capitol Reef Np, UT, 3.1 mi away at 5,500 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 10 routes catalogued at Terrible Twos Wall, this climb sits in the middle-upper range of the crag's 5.7 to 5.12- span.

Photo of the crag

Terrible Twos Wall — the crag this route is on
Terrible Twos Wall, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: The Dye Clan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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