Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

The Phallus

Mid-range climb among 49 routes at Arches National Park.

5.7
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Trad Gear
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Is The Phallus open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Arches National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Arches National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Phallus

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, 10.3 mi away at 4,725 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 49 routes catalogued at Arches National Park, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.3 to 5.11c.

Photo of the crag

Arches National Park — the crag this route is on
Arches National Park, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Arches National ParkPhoto: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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