West Cat Daddy
West Cat Daddy is a bouldering crag in Utah with 13 routes.
- 13 routes
- V3 – V8-9
- Bouldering
Best time to visit West Cat Daddy
Best months: May–June and 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.
Jan
36° / 8°
4 wet
Feb
44° / 14°
4 wet
Mar
56° / 23°
4 wet
Apr
65° / 29°
5 wet
May
75° / 37°
5 wet
Jun
85° / 44°
4 wet
Jul
91° / 52°
5 wet
Aug
88° / 50°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 41°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 30°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 17°
3 wet
Dec
37° / 10°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wellington 3 E, UT, 14.8 mi away at 5,400 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
West Cat Daddy is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Utah's Price Field Office, about 15 miles from Wellington. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Golden Ladle just 0.1 mile away and Land of a Thousand Boulders and Sector Boulder Area each about 0.3 mile off. The area is a bouldering destination only. Thirteen routes are listed, all boulders graded from V3 to V8-9. The hardest is 60% Black Cat at V8-9, and Renegade Joe Direct is another V7-8. The V3 route Low Road is the easiest to start with. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Wellington show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages climb to about 91°F. The closest trails are the Rim Trail and Raptor Trail, both about 2.8 miles away.
Routes (13)
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