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BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON · QUARTZITE

S-Curves weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp53°F
Wind15 mph
Gusts23 mph
Humidity64.7%
Rain 48h0.1 in
Last rain9h ago

Assessment

3.7mm rain forecast
Good friction temperature range for quartzite
Breezy — good for drying

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind15 mph
Gusts23 mph
Humidity65%
3.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 — 0.10 in — — null%
14:00 — 0.02 in — — null%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain1.2 in
Wind10 mph
Gusts—
Humidity72%
31.7mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° 0.05 in 5 — 91%
07:00 49° 0.04 in 5 — 88.7%
08:00 49° 0.07 in 4 — 90.6%
09:00 49° 0.07 in 4 — 91.6%
10:00 50° 0.04 in 5 — 93.8%
11:00 51° 0.01 in 9 — 94.3%
12:00 56° dry 8 — 79.6%
13:00 58° 0.01 in 10 — 63.3%
14:00 59° dry 12 — 66.4%
15:00 60° dry 10 — 60.5%
16:00 61° 0.02 in 15 — 49.3%
17:00 54° 0.07 in 17 — 77.1%
18:00 50° 0.09 in 19 — 95.4%
19:00 48° 0.07 in 13 — 98.4%
20:00 47° 0.07 in 8 — 99.7%
21:00 46° 0.09 in 7 — 99.9%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.7 in
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
17.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 45° 0.04 in 12 — 94.3%
07:00 44° 0.04 in 11 — 97%
08:00 44° 0.04 in 9 — 96.9%
09:00 44° 0.03 in 11 — 95.5%
10:00 45° 0.01 in 9 — 95.3%
11:00 48° 0.01 in 9 — 82.5%
12:00 51° 0.01 in 10 — 71.8%
13:00 52° 0.01 in 11 — 67.6%
14:00 52° 0.03 in 12 — 65.2%
15:00 48° 0.02 in 9 — 81.7%
16:00 47° 0.01 in 6 — 89.5%
17:00 47° 0.02 in 5 — 85.2%
18:00 46° 0.02 in 5 — 91.8%
19:00 44° 0.06 in 6 — 96.7%
20:00 44° 0.00 in 5 — 97.2%
21:00 44° dry 5 — 94.3%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp43°F
Rain0.3 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity74%
8.1mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 39° dry 2 — 86%
07:00 38° 0.02 in 2 — 85.3%
08:00 37° 0.04 in 4 — 92.1%
09:00 40° 0.02 in 5 — 91.1%
10:00 41° 0.02 in 6 — 85.6%
11:00 43° 0.01 in 8 — 71.4%
12:00 45° 0.2 in 8 — 66.2%
18:00 36° 0.01 in 2 — 97.8%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp39°F
Rain0.07 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity79%
1.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 34° 0.01 in 1 — 99.1%
12:00 40° 0.02 in 1 — 79.3%
18:00 38° 0.03 in 2 — 96.9%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Poor
Temp43°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity82%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 37° 0.02 in 2 — 99.3%
12:00 43° dry 3 — 81.8%
18:00 44° dry 5 — 77.7%
Fri Friday 16 October
Good
Temp54°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity56%
Should be dry
  • Quartzite holds friction well when dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 36° dry 4 — 84%
12:00 54° dry 4 — 55.7%
18:00 50° dry 2 — 76.6%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Poor
Temp48°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity84%
2.2mm rain forecast
  • Wet quartzite is slippery but not damaged by climbing
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 45° 0.02 in 2 — 86.6%
12:00 49° 0.05 in 2 — 84%
18:00 46° dry 1 — 93.1%

About S-Curves

S-Curves sits on the north side of Big Cottonwood Canyon 4.25 miles up-canyon — four large diverse crags, mostly south-facing sport climbing with 'the cool and shady Pile' for hot afternoons. Same Big Cottonwood Formation quartzite as Storm Mountain. Sunny fall climbing tends to be the best; February usable during winter warm spells. Approach: park at pullouts and cross highway heading north.

Region
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Rock type
Quartzite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
6207 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

Other crags in this region

Storm Mountain