Utah · Rock climbing · Brian Head

Virtual Ecstasy

Mid-upper range climb at The High Rise Area; alpine line with no fixed protection.

5.11c
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.

  • Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Virtual Ecstasy

Best months: June–September. 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

    35° / 19°

  2. Feb

    35° / 23°

  3. Mar

    37° / 23°

  4. Apr

    43° / 31°

  5. May

    51° / 37°

  6. Jun

    63° / 43°

  7. Jul

    69° / 50°

  8. Aug

    65° / 51°

  9. Sep

    60° / 45°

  10. Oct

    49° / 37°

  11. Nov

    40° / 27°

  12. Dec

    35° / 21°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar Breaks Nm, UT, 8.1 mi away at 10,372 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of six routes catalogued at The High Rise Area, this climb sits in the middle-upper range of the crag's 5.8–5.13a span. No fixed protection recorded—an alpine line.

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