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Mid-range climb in the Mexican Caulk Gun sector at Sand Flats.

5.8
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit unknown

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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 18°

  2. Feb

    46° / 25°

  3. Mar

    58° / 33°

  4. Apr

    66° / 40°

  5. May

    77° / 50°

  6. Jun

    89° / 60°

  7. Jul

    95° / 68°

  8. Aug

    92° / 65°

  9. Sep

    83° / 56°

  10. Oct

    68° / 42°

  11. Nov

    52° / 30°

  12. Dec

    39° / 19°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley 1se, UT, 3.8 mi away at 4,905 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.

One of nine routes catalogued in the Mexican Caulk Gun sector at Sand Flats, this climb sits in the middle range of the crag's 4th to 5.10c span.

Photo of the crag

Sand Flats — the crag this route is on
Sand Flats, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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