The Wasp
Wasp, Utah climbing crag with 10 routes, 9 difficulty grades, sport and trad.
Photo: photophat, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 10 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11b
- Sport · Trad
Is Wasp, The open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit The Wasp
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.
Jan
41° / 24°
10 wet · 6 snow
Feb
48° / 27°
9 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 35°
9 wet · 3 snow
Apr
66° / 40°
10 wet · 1 snow
May
76° / 47°
9 wet
Jun
87° / 55°
6 wet
Jul
95° / 62°
5 wet
Aug
93° / 61°
6 wet
Sep
83° / 52°
6 wet
Oct
68° / 41°
7 wet · 1 snow
Nov
53° / 32°
8 wet · 3 snow
Dec
41° / 24°
9 wet · 5 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Provo Byu, UT, 2 mi away at 4,570 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Wasp is a climbing area in Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, within the Pleasant Grove Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, with Layer Cake and AC/DC Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is sport-based, with one trad route, Straight Flush, at 5.7. The rest run from 5.9+ up to 5.11b, and the hardest route is named The Wasp. The median grade is 5.10b, so the area suits climbers looking for a range of grades from moderate to challenging. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Provo show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 68°F, while July averages about 95°F and winter brings frequent snow days. The Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Rock Canyon are both about 0.2 mile away. Hope campground is about 2.6 miles off, and Mill Race, a paddling spot, is about 4.2 miles away.
Routes (10)
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