The Watchtower
17 sport climbing routes at Watchtower, The in Utah, ranging across 11 difficulty grades.
Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Edited slightly prior to uploac by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 17 routes
- 5.10a – 5.13b
- Sport
Is Watchtower, 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 Watchtower
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
34° / 22°
Feb
40° / 24°
Mar
49° / 31°
Apr
56° / 35°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
78° / 52°
Jul
88° / 60°
Aug
86° / 58°
Sep
76° / 50°
Oct
60° / 39°
Nov
44° / 30°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 0.6 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Watchtower is a climbing area in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Juniper Wall and Hell Wall each about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave show May highs around 66°F and September highs around 76°F, while July climbs to about 88°F. Timpanogos Cave Trail is about a mile away, and Sawmill offers river fishing at roughly 0.8 mile. For an overnight stay, Timpooneke Campground is about 2.8 miles off.
Routes (17)
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