Utah · Rock climbing · Kanab

Unknown Route #3

Lower-middle grade among 10 routes at Swoop Wall.

5.10b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Unknown Route #3

Best months: March–May and 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

    46° / 22°

  2. Feb

    52° / 27°

  3. Mar

    61° / 33°

  4. Apr

    69° / 39°

  5. May

    79° / 48°

  6. Jun

    91° / 58°

  7. Jul

    96° / 65°

  8. Aug

    94° / 63°

  9. Sep

    86° / 53°

  10. Oct

    72° / 41°

  11. Nov

    57° / 29°

  12. Dec

    46° / 21°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Paria Rs, UT, 6 mi away at 4,426 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 10 routes catalogued at Swoop Wall, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.10a to 5.11d span.

Photo of the crag

Swoop Wall — the crag this route is on
Swoop Wall, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: DarTar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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