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ST GEORGE · DESERT SANDSTONE

Turtle Wall weather & climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp70°F
Wind10 mph
Gusts14 mph
Humidity61.7%
Rain 48h0.02 in
Last rain1h ago

Assessment

1.1mm rain forecast
Do not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull

Drying Time

15% dry · 2-5h to dry

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October
Poor
Temp32°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind10 mph
Gusts14 mph
Humidity62%
1.1mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 — dry — — null%
14:00 — dry — — null%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Poor
Temp70°F
Rain0.9 in
Wind16 mph
Gusts—
Humidity70%
22.6mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
  • Breezy — helps drying
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 63° 0.00 in 10 — 88%
07:00 64° dry 13 — 83.1%
08:00 64° dry 14 — 78.5%
09:00 67° 0.01 in 19 — 70.7%
10:00 68° 0.05 in 19 — 68.3%
11:00 70° 0.1 in 22 — 63.9%
12:00 71° 0.08 in 15 — 72.8%
13:00 70° 0.1 in 17 — 69.8%
14:00 69° 0.03 in 13 — 72%
15:00 71° 0.1 in 15 — 68.1%
16:00 66° 0.03 in 10 — 76.4%
17:00 66° 0.05 in 8 — 75.4%
18:00 65° 0.02 in 6 — 79.3%
19:00 64° dry 6 — 86%
20:00 63° dry 6 — 84%
21:00 63° dry 6 — 82.9%
Mon Monday 12 October
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.5 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity76%
12.8mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° 0.01 in 6 — 91.8%
07:00 57° dry 4 — 91.9%
08:00 56° 0.00 in 4 — 92.8%
09:00 58° 0.02 in 5 — 87.1%
10:00 59° 0.03 in 6 — 85.4%
11:00 60° 0.03 in 6 — 82.5%
12:00 61° 0.02 in 6 — 81.6%
13:00 64° 0.03 in 6 — 72.9%
14:00 65° 0.02 in 8 — 72.4%
15:00 66° 0.09 in 9 — 69.1%
16:00 64° 0.01 in 9 — 71.1%
17:00 64° 0.04 in 5 — 69.7%
18:00 62° 0.02 in 5 — 73.7%
19:00 60° 0.02 in 4 — 82.4%
20:00 57° dry 5 — 89.4%
21:00 57° 0.02 in 8 — 86.6%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.1 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity80%
2.9mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° 0.01 in 5 — 91.7%
07:00 49° 0.00 in 4 — 90.7%
08:00 49° 0.00 in 4 — 89.5%
09:00 50° dry 4 — 87.3%
10:00 51° dry 5 — 82.4%
11:00 52° dry 4 — 81.1%
12:00 53° dry 3 — 76%
18:00 58° dry 5 — 58.6%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp55°F
Raindry
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity69%
Drying — 32h since rainOnly 32h since rain — desert sandstone 48h minimum wait
  • 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
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 47° dry 1 — 80.4%
12:00 56° dry 1 — 69%
18:00 64° dry 1 — 57.5%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Caution
Temp57°F
Raindry
Wind2 mph
Gusts—
Humidity61%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • 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
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 49° dry 2 — 71.8%
12:00 57° dry 2 — 61.1%
18:00 66° dry 2 — 52.4%
Fri Friday 16 October
Caution
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind3 mph
Gusts—
Humidity51%
Should be dryDesert sandstone — check base sand is powder-dry before climbing
  • 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 49° dry 2 — 81.6%
12:00 64° dry 3 — 50.5%
18:00 69° dry 13 — 51%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Poor
Temp64°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.3mm rain forecastDo not climb wet desert sandstone — holds break and cams pull
  • Do not climb — wet desert sandstone is severely weakened, cams can pull and holds break, permanently damaging the route
  • Good friction temperature range for desert sandstone
  • Elevated humidity for a desert crag — subsurface drying will be slower than expected
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 56° dry 1 — 84.5%
12:00 64° dry 1 — 69.3%
18:00 69° dry 2 — 57.6%

About Turtle Wall

Turtle Wall is Chuckwalla's less-crowded neighbour — a short 30-minute walk past Chuckwalla from the same parking lot, holding steep Navajo sandstone with 'big pockets' and a natural arch/cave feature. East-facing so morning sun, afternoon shade. All routes fully bolted. Same 48h wet-sandstone minimum.

Region
St George
Rock type
Desert sandstone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
3091 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
very-low

Other crags in this region

Black Rocks (St George)Chuckwalla WallProphesy WallSnow Canyon State ParkUtah Hills