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JOE'S VALLEY · SANDSTONE

Joe's Valley — Left Fork weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp33°F
Wind6 mph
Gusts9 mph
Humidity94.9%
Rain 48h0.2 in
Last rain17h ago

Assessment

0.3mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet sandstone
Humidity 94.9% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation
Check sandstone is genuinely dry — condensation can wet the surface

Drying Time

34% dry · 35-70h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 2 November
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts9 mph
Humidity95%
0.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
10:00 — dry — — null%
18:00 33° dry 6 — 94.9%
19:00 32° dry 5 — 96%
20:00 31° dry 6 — 95.1%
21:00 31° dry 6 — 95.1%
Tue Tuesday 3 November
Caution
Temp45°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity58%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 29° dry 3 — 78.9%
07:00 30° dry 2 — 77.7%
08:00 34° dry 3 — 72.8%
09:00 39° dry 3 — 58.8%
10:00 42° dry 4 — 52.4%
11:00 44° dry 4 — 52.2%
12:00 46° dry 5 — 54%
13:00 47° dry 6 — 55.9%
14:00 47° dry 6 — 58.1%
15:00 45° dry 6 — 63.1%
16:00 42° dry 5 — 71.5%
17:00 37° dry 3 — 93.1%
18:00 33° dry 3 — 97.8%
19:00 32° dry 4 — 96.8%
20:00 33° dry 5 — 96.3%
21:00 33° dry 4 — 95.1%
Wed Wednesday 4 November
Poor
Temp37°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
4.5mm rain forecastDo not climb wet sandstone
  • Do not climb — wet soft sandstone is damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 32° dry 2 — 92.6%
07:00 33° 0.02 in 2 — 94.7%
08:00 35° 0.04 in 2 — 91.5%
09:00 37° 0.02 in 3 — 80.9%
10:00 37° 0.03 in 4 — 80.4%
11:00 38° 0.03 in 5 — 77.4%
12:00 38° 0.02 in 5 — 78.6%
13:00 38° 0.02 in 6 — 78.1%
14:00 39° 0.00 in 7 — 74.2%
15:00 38° dry 7 — 80.4%
16:00 36° dry 6 — 88.3%
17:00 35° dry 6 — 93.2%
18:00 34° dry 6 — 95.3%
19:00 34° dry 6 — 95.4%
20:00 34° dry 5 — 94.9%
21:00 34° dry 5 — 95.9%
Thu Thursday 5 November
Poor
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity65%
Only 23h since rain — needs ~49h
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 25° dry 3 — 94.6%
07:00 26° dry 3 — 93.8%
08:00 32° dry 2 — 88%
09:00 40° dry 2 — 74.4%
10:00 42° dry 4 — 66.3%
11:00 44° dry 4 — 63.3%
17:00 38° dry 0 — 88.2%
Fri Friday 6 November
Caution
Temp43°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 43° dry 2 — 50.5%
17:00 36° dry 2 — 65.5%
Sat Saturday 7 November
Caution
Temp50°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity42%
Should be drySandstone may still hold subsurface moisture
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 50° dry 1 — 41.9%
17:00 41° dry 0 — 73%
Sun Sunday 8 November
Good
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity40%
Should be dry
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 52° dry 3 — 40.3%
17:00 41° dry 0 — 81.6%
Mon Monday 9 November
Good
Temp52°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity44%
Should be dry
  • Check rock is fully dry before climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
11:00 53° dry 2 — 43.9%
17:00 42° dry 0 — 80.1%

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. 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

Other crags in this region

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