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U Crags

U Crags in Utah has 5 traditional climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

U CragsPhoto: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.6 – 5.9
Trad

Best time to visit U Crags

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° / 17°

  2. Feb

    47° / 23°

  3. Mar

    59° / 30°

  4. Apr

    66° / 37°

  5. May

    76° / 47°

  6. Jun

    89° / 55°

  7. Jul

    95° / 63°

  8. Aug

    92° / 61°

  9. Sep

    84° / 50°

  10. Oct

    68° / 39°

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

  12. Dec

    41° / 18°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Goblin Valley Sp, UT, 25.1 mi away at 4,960 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

U Crags is a climbing area in Utah's San Rafael Reef Wilderness, within the Bureau of Land Management's Price Field Office. It sits close to several other crags, including the A Crags, P Crags and N Crags, all within about a tenth of a mile. The Eastern Reef Area, also known as The Sandstone Alps, is similarly close. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages a high of 95°F. The climbing here is all trad, with five routes ranging from 5.6 to 5.9 on the YDS scale. Return of the King is a 5.6, Second Time's the Charm is a 5.7, and Its Only Rock and Roll is the hardest at 5.9. For time away from the crags, the Sprit Arch and Petroglyph Panel Trail is about 3.8 miles away, and the San Rafael River offers paddling roughly 8.4 miles off.

Routes (5)

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