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Joe's Valley — Left Fork climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp58°F
Wind6 mph
Gusts9 mph
Humidity73%
Rain 48h0.3 in
Last rain0h ago

Assessment

8.2mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet sandstone

Drying Time

0% dry · 35-70h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 18 September
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.3 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts9 mph
Humidity73%
8.2mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
14:00 — 0.01 in — — null%
18:00 58° 0.06 in 6 — 73%
19:00 56° 0.02 in 6 — 84.9%
20:00 60° 0.1 in 6 — 74.3%
21:00 56° 0.08 in 6 — 85.2%
Sat Saturday 19 September
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
2.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 4 — 98.7%
07:00 46° dry 4 — 98.8%
08:00 47° dry 3 — 94.3%
09:00 47° dry 3 — 90.1%
10:00 47° dry 3 — 89.1%
11:00 46° dry 3 — 88.6%
12:00 46° dry 2 — 88.6%
13:00 46° dry 2 — 89%
14:00 47° dry 2 — 91%
15:00 52° 0.00 in 3 — 93.5%
16:00 56° 0.01 in 4 — 69.7%
17:00 59° 0.00 in 6 — 55.9%
18:00 59° 0.02 in 8 — 51%
19:00 62° 0.01 in 9 — 45.9%
20:00 60° 0.01 in 11 — 48.2%
21:00 61° 0.01 in 12 — 47.2%
Sun Sunday 20 September
Poor
Temp48°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Only 15h since rain — needs ~50h
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 44° dry 3 — 83.3%
07:00 44° dry 3 — 78.5%
08:00 44° dry 3 — 75.3%
09:00 44° dry 3 — 73.4%
10:00 44° dry 3 — 72.3%
11:00 44° dry 3 — 71.7%
12:00 43° dry 3 — 70.2%
13:00 43° dry 2 — 68.3%
14:00 47° dry 3 — 63.7%
15:00 56° dry 2 — 42.2%
16:00 59° dry 4 — 35.1%
17:00 62° dry 6 — 31.5%
18:00 64° dry 6 — 28.8%
19:00 65° dry 7 — 25.8%
20:00 66° dry 9 — 23.7%
21:00 67° dry 10 — 23.7%
Mon Monday 21 September
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity63%
0.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 4 — 51.3%
12:00 48° dry 1 — 62.7%
18:00 64° 0.02 in 4 — 44.5%
Tue Tuesday 22 September
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity83%
0.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° 0.01 in 1 — 65%
12:00 49° 0.01 in 0 — 82.6%
18:00 55° 0.01 in 4 — 78.1%
Wed Wednesday 23 September
Poor
Temp45°F
Rain0.03 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity87%
0.7mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Wet sandstone is slippery — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° 0.01 in 2 — 99.2%
12:00 45° dry 2 — 86.7%
18:00 61° dry 0 — 43.8%
Thu Thursday 24 September
Caution
Temp46°F
Raindry
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity84%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 1 — 77.5%
12:00 47° dry 0 — 83.6%
18:00 63° dry 6 — 46.9%
Fri Friday 25 September
Caution
Temp48°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity62%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Hard sandstone climbs well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 50° dry 0 — 60%
12:00 48° dry 1 — 61.7%
18:00 66° dry 3 — 35.8%

About Joe's Valley — Left Fork

Left Fork is one of the two historical cores of Joe's Valley bouldering (developed alongside Right Fork from the early-to-mid 1990s) — the sandy dirt-road pull-offs off UT-29 lead to boulder fields packed with iconic problems on the west side of the reservoir. Riverside is the mid-grade classic zone, holding The Angler (V2) plus a dense line-up through V6. The Expanse (V15) is Daniel Woods' hard Left Fork testpiece. Rock is soft, sedimentary Blackhawk/Star Point sandstone: the golden-brown pebbly-featured stuff that Joe's is famous for. Wet-rock ethic is absolute — never climb damp sandstone and wait 2 dry days minimum after rain because holds shear off when the rock is wet and the damage is permanent. Winter brings genuine snow at ~1990m and boulders in shaded pockets can hold rime for days; summer temperatures push into the 90s F and cook the sun-facing boulders. Camping is on BLM land or in Orangeville — no facilities in the boulder fields themselves.

Region
Joe's Valley
Rock type
Sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
6529 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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