Utah · Rock climbing · Cedar City

Tool Monkey

Tool Monkey in Utah has 8 bouldering routes across 7 grades.

8 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Best time to visit Tool Monkey

Best months: April–June and August–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

    42° / 22°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 30°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 35°

    6 wet

  5. May

    70° / 44°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 54°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 62°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 60°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 52°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 39°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 29°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    41° / 21°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City, UT, 10.5 mi away at 6,090 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Tool Monkey is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Cedar City Field Office in Utah, about 10 miles from Cedar City. It sits among several other climbing areas, which makes it easy to pair with other routes in the same stretch of the BLM's holdings. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Cedar City weather station, about 10 miles away, show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages climb to about 87°F. Mega Marvels, Ragnarock and Scissor Fight all lie about 0.1 mile away, so climbers can move between them easily. For a hike, the Dry Lakes Trail is about 5 miles off, and Rocky Peak Campground is roughly 9 miles away for an overnight stay.

Routes (8)

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