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CASTLE VALLEY · DESERT SANDSTONE

The Priest climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp70°F
Wind2 mph
Gusts2 mph
Humidity17%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 10 September
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts2 mph
Humidity20%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
09:00 70° dry 2 — 17%
10:00 68° dry 1 — 18.5%
11:00 65° dry 3 — 21.5%
12:00 64° dry 2 — 23.4%
13:00 63° dry 2 — 24.1%
14:00 65° dry 2 — 24%
15:00 72° dry 2 — 16.6%
16:00 76° dry 4 — 13.4%
17:00 80° dry 6 — 11.7%
18:00 83° dry 7 — 9.6%
19:00 86° dry 8 — 7.1%
20:00 88° dry 8 — 5.9%
21:00 89° dry 8 — 5.2%
Fri Friday 11 September
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity17%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 78° dry 4 — 12.1%
07:00 78° dry 3 — 12.7%
08:00 75° dry 2 — 13.8%
09:00 71° dry 2 — 15.6%
10:00 68° dry 4 — 17.7%
11:00 67° dry 4 — 18.8%
12:00 66° dry 4 — 19%
13:00 65° dry 4 — 19.8%
14:00 68° dry 5 — 20.6%
15:00 74° dry 4 — 13.8%
16:00 80° dry 6 — 10.9%
17:00 85° dry 10 — 11.7%
18:00 87° dry 11 — 12.6%
19:00 89° dry 12 — 13%
20:00 91° dry 11 — 13%
21:00 92° dry 11 — 13%
Sat Saturday 12 September
Good
Temp72°F
Raindry
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity37%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 76° dry 7 — 29.5%
07:00 75° dry 6 — 33.9%
08:00 74° dry 5 — 35.7%
09:00 72° dry 5 — 36.5%
10:00 71° dry 4 — 37.3%
11:00 70° dry 4 — 39.8%
12:00 68° dry 4 — 40.5%
13:00 67° dry 3 — 41.3%
14:00 70° dry 5 — 40%
15:00 75° dry 5 — 29.8%
16:00 79° dry 4 — 28.4%
17:00 83° dry 6 — 26.8%
18:00 87° dry 7 — 24.2%
19:00 91° dry 10 — 18.5%
20:00 91° dry 11 — 16.3%
21:00 92° dry 11 — 15.5%
Sun Sunday 13 September
Good
Temp75°F
Raindry
Wind9 mph
Gusts—
Humidity43%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 79° dry 9 — 32.3%
12:00 74° dry 9 — 42.8%
18:00 86° dry 21 — 27%
Mon Monday 14 September
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity40%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 76° dry 3 — 33.7%
12:00 65° dry 2 — 40%
18:00 83° dry 9 — 24%
Tue Tuesday 15 September
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity49%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 69° dry 4 — 43.2%
12:00 67° dry 1 — 49.2%
18:00 84° dry 9 — 25.6%
Wed Wednesday 16 September
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity47%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 74° dry 6 — 31.5%
12:00 70° dry 6 — 46.7%
18:00 85° dry 16 — 26.3%
Thu Thursday 17 September
Good
Temp66°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity42%
No recent rain
  • Check the sand at the base is powder-dry before climbing — if it clumps together, the rock is still wet inside
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 75° dry 4 — 28.8%
12:00 67° dry 1 — 41.7%
18:00 85° dry 5 — 22.2%

About The Priest

The Priest is a freestanding Wingate tower on the opposite side of The Rectory from Castleton — from many angles the odd geometry does look like a robed figure. Honeymoon Chimney (5.11a) is the route to do and a great backup when Castleton is crowded. Offwidth technique required. Same Wingate 48h rule and Moenkopi approach as the rest of Castle Valley.

Region
Castle Valley
Rock type
Desert sandstone
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
6168 ft
Exposure
high
Seepage
very-low

Other crags in this region

Castleton TowerParriot MesaSister SuperiorThe Rectory