Utah · Rock climbing · Provo

Tip-A-Canoe

One of twelve routes at Black Rose, toward the easier end of the crag.

5.7
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Tip-A-Canoe 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 Tip-A-Canoe

Best months: April–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° / 24°

    10 wet · 6 snow

  2. Feb

    48° / 27°

    9 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 35°

    9 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 40°

    10 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    76° / 47°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 55°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 62°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 61°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 52°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 41°

    7 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    53° / 32°

    8 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 24°

    9 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Provo Byu, UT, 2 mi away at 4,570 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of a dozen routes catalogued at Black Rose, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's range.

Photo of the crag

Black Rose — the crag this route is on
Black Rose, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: SocialMediaAdventure, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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