Canyonlands By Night & Day
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Utah · Rock climbing · Moab
Unemployment Line
Mid-range difficulty among nine catalogued routes at Bird's View Butte.
- 5.11
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
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Alert in the area
The National Park Service lists an alert for Canyonlands National Park.
Mineral Bottom and White Rim Road are open but not recommended
Park alert covering Canyonlands National Park · NPS · Canyonlands National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Canyonlands National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Unemployment Line
Best months: April–June 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
37° / 22°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
43° / 27°
4 wet · 3 snow
Mar
54° / 35°
5 wet · 2 snow
Apr
62° / 40°
5 wet · 1 snow
May
72° / 50°
5 wet
Jun
85° / 62°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 68°
6 wet
Aug
88° / 66°
7 wet
Sep
79° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 44°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 33°
4 wet · 2 snow
Dec
37° / 23°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canyonlands-The Neck, UT, 3.5 mi away at 5,871 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This climb sits near the middle of the difficulty range at Bird's View Butte, where nine routes span from 5.9+ to 5.11c.
Photo of the crag
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