Tombstone
Tombstone in Utah has 8 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering mixed and trad climbing.
- 8 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11
- Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Tombstone
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.
Jan
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
47° / 25°
5 wet
Mar
59° / 32°
4 wet
Apr
67° / 39°
4 wet
May
78° / 48°
4 wet
Jun
90° / 58°
3 wet
Jul
96° / 66°
4 wet
Aug
92° / 63°
5 wet
Sep
83° / 53°
5 wet
Oct
68° / 40°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 27°
4 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab Canyonland Ap, UT, 10 mi away at 4,561 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Tombstone is a climbing area in Utah on Bureau of Land Management land within the Moab Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking spots in the Moab area, with the Lost World Butte Area and the Rainbow Terrace Trail both within a mile. The climbing here is trad, with a few mixed routes, and the grades run from 5.8 up to 5.11. Among the named routes are Family Plot at 5.8, The Epitaph at 5.10+, and Tres Gatos at 5.11. The Lost World Butte Area is the closest other climbing, about 0.8 miles away. Spring is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 67°F and lows near 39°F, while July highs average about 96°F. That station sits roughly 900 feet lower than Tombstone, so temperatures at the climbing area run cooler. Nearby, the Rainbow Terrace Trail is 0.4 miles away and the Dellenbaugh Tunnel Foot Trail is about a mile off. For camping, Lone Mesa Group Sites is roughly 7 miles away.
Routes (8)
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