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Storm Mountain Picnic Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Storm Mountain Picnic Area

Bumble Bee Wall 7 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Damned Wall 2 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Psychobabble Wall 6 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Reservoir Ridge 4 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 10

Savage Arena 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

School for people to learn good 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Static Wall 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Storm Mountain Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Storm Mountain Ice Falls 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 3 / 3

Storm Mountain Island 19 / 8 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 28

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Elevation:	5,784 ft	1,763 m
GPS:	40.62508, -111.74491 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

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

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

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WI4+ PG13 7 ● Storm Mountain Ice, Alpine 2 pitches Storm Mtn Ice Falls
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 18 ● Hey kids! Get down from there! TR School for people to…
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 254 ● Layback Crack Trad 3 pitches Storm Mtn Island
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 6 ● Thunder cat jungle boy TR School for people to…
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 201 ● Errors of Our Ways Sport Reservoir Ridge
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 236 ● Iraq in the Back Attack Sport Reservoir Ridge
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 277 ● Six Appeal Sport Storm Mtn Island
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 151 ● La Creme De Shorts Trad, TR Storm Mtn Island
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 235 ● Day as Night Sport Damned Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 478 ● Goodro's Wall Trad Storm Mtn Island
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 78 ● Psychobabble Trad Psychobabble Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 22 ● Rebel Yell Sport Psychobabble Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 23 ● Eye in the Sky Trad, TR Psychobabble Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 99 ● Big in Japan Sport Storm Mtn Island
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 4 ● Savage Dance Sport Savage Arena