Utah · Rock climbing · Sundance

West-facing Wall

West-facing Wall in Utah has 21 sport climbing routes on 13 difficulty grades.

West-facing WallPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
21 routes
5.10a – 5.13b
Sport

Is West-facing Wall 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 West-facing Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    34° / 22°

  2. Feb

    40° / 24°

  3. Mar

    49° / 31°

  4. Apr

    56° / 35°

  5. May

    66° / 44°

  6. Jun

    78° / 52°

  7. Jul

    88° / 60°

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

  9. Sep

    76° / 50°

  10. Oct

    60° / 39°

  11. Nov

    44° / 30°

  12. Dec

    33° / 22°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Timpanogos Cave, UT, 0.4 mi away at 5,740 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

West-facing Wall is a climbing area in the Lone Peak Wilderness, part of the Pleasant Grove Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The Forest Service manages the land. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Timpanogos Cave, about 0.4 miles away, run from highs near 66°F and lows around 44°F in May to highs near 76°F and lows around 50°F in September. That station sits about 600 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the wall run a little cooler. South-Facing Wall and Book of Condolences are both climbing areas within a quarter mile. Timpanogos Cave Trail and the American Fork canoeing route are each about 0.9 miles away.

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