The Wash Boulders
Wash Boulders in Utah has 20 bouldering routes with 13 difficulty grades.
- 20 routes
- V0 – V10+
- Bouldering
Best time to visit The Wash Boulders
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
40° / 10°
5 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 16°
4 wet · 2 snow
Mar
58° / 25°
4 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 31°
4 wet
May
75° / 40°
5 wet
Jun
85° / 47°
4 wet
Jul
91° / 54°
5 wet
Aug
89° / 52°
7 wet
Sep
81° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 32°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 20°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
41° / 11°
4 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Dale, UT, 9.3 mi away at 5,629 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Wash Boulders is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Price Field Office, about 9 miles from Castle Dale. It sits among a cluster of other boulders, with Western Washing Machine Boulder and Rick and Morty Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 21 bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 up to V10+. The median grade is V4, and the hardest is a V10+ called Project. Cracked Out is the easiest at V0, and Tufa King is V7. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the Castle Dale weather station, about 9 miles away, show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 91°F and January highs sit near 40°F. Nearby, the Des-Bee Dove-Mine hike is about 1.4 miles away and Roans Canyon about 3.8 miles. Joes Valley Pavilion Group Campground is roughly 8.4 miles off, and Huntington Creek offers canoeing about 6.6 miles away.
Routes (20)
Clean Break Boulder(4)
Clean Sweep Boulder(1)
Dirty Laundry Boulder(1)
Entrance Area(2)
Flash of the Titans Boulder(2)
Hung Out to Dry Boulder(1)
So Fresh So Clean Boulder(4)
Traditional Boulder(2)
Tufa King Cool Roof(3)
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