The Waterfront
Waterfront, The is a climbing area in Utah with 39 routes.
- 39 routes
- 5.3 – 5.13a
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Waterfront, 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 Waterfront
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, 9.3 mi away at 5,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Waterfront is a climbing area in the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah, about 9 miles from the Timpanogos Cave weather station. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Plumb Line Gully and Kermits Wall each about 0.1 mile away, and the Little Cottonwood Creek Trail about 0.2 mile off. The area has 39 routes, with trad climbing making up 23 of them and sport climbing 14. Grades run from 5.3 to 5.13a, with the median around 5.9+. Among the named routes are Broken Gully at 5.3, Comfort Zone at 5.9-, and Disco Lizard at 5.13a. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the nearby Timpanogos Cave station show July highs around 88°F and lows near 60°F, while September cools to highs in the mid-70s. Winter is cold, with January highs around 34°F and lows near 22°F.
Routes (39)
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