Utah · Rock climbing · Emery

Upper Muddy Creek

Upper Muddy Creek in Utah has 13 climbing routes across 10 difficulty grades, featuring mixed, sport, and trad styles.

13 routes
5.6 – 5.11a
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Upper Muddy Creek

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, 17.6 mi away at 4,960 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Upper Muddy Creek is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Price Field Office of Utah, managed by the BLM. It sits among the canyons and trails of southern Utah, with several climbing and hiking destinations within a short drive. The area has 13 routes, with a mix of trad and sport styles and a grade range from 5.6 to 5.11-. Trad is the dominant style, with nine trad routes and three sport routes. A few of the named routes include Windy Cheeks at 5.6 and Midnight Intruder at 5.11-, both of which are trad. The most comfortable months to climb are typically late spring and early fall, when typical averages from a nearby weather station at Goblin Valley State Park run from highs around 76°F in May to about 84°F in September. Midsummer is hot, with July highs averaging 95°F. Reds Canyon is the closest climbing area, about 2.6 miles away. Hebe Canyon Trail, Chimney Canyon Trail and Sedgers Hole Trail are hikes within about 8 miles.

Routes (13)

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