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Elevation: 5,784 ft 1,763 m
GPS: 40.62508, -111.74491
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Storm Mountain Picnic Area has some of the highest concentration of good climbing in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Plus, the added bonus of a picnic area, fishing, and toilets.

  • Climbing at Storm Mountain is NOT CLOSED and climbers are allowed to continue to access climbing via Storm Mountain Picnic Area

  • Parking in the Storm Mountain parking area requires a fee. 

  • Climbers are encouraged to use the Storm Mountain bathroom in order to protect our watershed.   

  • If climbing at or near the amphitheater in Storm Mountain (Big in Japan, Edge of Time) while the amphitheater is reserved or an event is on going, please consider climbing at other crags.

  • Respect parking hours to avoid your car being gated in overnight.  Gate closes at 10:00 p.m. daily 

  • If you did not reserve the facilities (amphitheater or picnic tables), please do not occupy or place personal items on the picnic tables.  

  • Please help the camp hosts keep the landscape clean.

Getting There Suggest change

Park either in or out of the parking lot approximately 2.85 miles up canyon.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Storm Mountain Picnic Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
WI4+ PG13
 7
Storm Mountain
Ice, Alpine 2 pitches
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a
 18
Hey kids! Get down from there!
TR
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 254
Layback Crack
Trad 3 pitches
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 6
Thunder cat jungle boy
TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 201
Errors of Our Ways
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 236
Iraq in the Back Attack
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 277
Six Appeal
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 146
Fowl Play
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 236
Day as Night
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 478
Goodro's Wall
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 78
Psychobabble
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 22
Rebel Yell
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 24
Eye in the Sky
Trad, TR
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 99
Big in Japan
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 4
Savage Dance
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Storm Mountain Storm Mtn Ice Falls
 7
WI4+ PG13 Ice, Alpine 2 pitches
Hey kids! Get down from there! School for people to…
 18
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a TR
Layback Crack Storm Mtn Island
 254
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad 3 pitches
Thunder cat jungle boy School for people to…
 6
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a TR
Errors of Our Ways Reservoir Ridge
 201
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Iraq in the Back Attack Reservoir Ridge
 236
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Six Appeal Storm Mtn Island
 277
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
Fowl Play Bumble Bee Wall
 146
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Day as Night Damned Wall
 236
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Goodro's Wall Storm Mtn Island
 478
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Psychobabble Psychobabble Wall
 78
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Rebel Yell Psychobabble Wall
 22
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Eye in the Sky Psychobabble Wall
 24
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Trad, TR
Big in Japan Storm Mtn Island
 99
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Savage Dance Savage Arena
 4
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
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