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American Fork Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in American Fork Canyon

American Fork Ice 2

Australian Boulder 14

Avalanche Buttress 2

B-52 Boulders 6

B-52 Wall, The 18

Beer Can Alley 7

Billboard Trail, The 34

Bingo Baby 24

Black Magic 23

Blue Walls, The 13

Bone Cave, The 8

Cannabis Wall 16

Cheese Grater 3

Commons, The 2

Division Wall 31

Echo Boulder 3

Escape Buttress 15

Forgotten Trails 27

Grey Cliffs Picnic Area 18

Hard Rock 36

Hard Wall 14

Hell Area 67

Hideaway, The 56

Hitcher 2

Hobbes Wall 2

House Boulder 15

Internet, The 8

Isolation Wall 16

Juniper Wall 8

Little Mill Area 7

Little Mill Boulders 5

Lower Division 3

Membrane, The 32

Narcolepsy 1

Necromancer 4

Outlaw Crag, The 7

Red Corners, The 10

Sean’s Cave 8

Serenity 31

Sign Wall, The 1

Silver Gate 1

Silver Lake Granite Boulders 9

Stretchmarks 6

Tank Canyon 41

Temple, The 11

Terrapin Station 1

Unknown Pleasures 26

Upper Division Wall 10

Watchtower, The 20

White Wave Wall 9

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Access Issue: Located in a National Forest Fee Area Details

See the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Service fee page fs.fed.us/r4/uwc/passes/ for more information.

Description

American Fork is known for its great sport climbing on steep, pocket-filled limestone. This is the home of Hell Cave with some of the hardest routes in Utah (multiple, quality routes from .12a to .14a!)

There is also plenty to keep the moderate sport climber happy. The Membrane is one of the most popular crags in the canyon with fine routes from .9 to .12c.

The canyon is narrow and deep with plenty of trees to keep your belayer shaded from the hot summer sun. Crags are on both sides of the road. There is an entrance fee to enter the canyon from either end.

Please read the Forest Service Policy on American Fork Canyon

Local Beta

Mountainworks is the local climbing shop.

Mountainworks is the place to go for route recommendations and beta beyond that which appears here.

Getting There

From Salt Lake City, take I-15 south to exit 284 (Alpine/Highland/Timpanogos Cave). Head east on Hwy 92 which takes you right into the canyon.

From Provo, take I-15 north to exit 276 (Pleasant Grove). Turn right and drive east towards the mountains. Take a left on State Street and drive north. Turn right on Hwy 146 (100 East) which takes you all the way to the mouth of the canyon where it joins up with Hwy 92.

You can also enter American Fork Canyon from the top of the canyon by taking Hwy 92 past the Sundance Resort. From Provo head east; from Heber City head west on Hwy 189 into Provo Canyon. Then head north on Hwy 92. This is the long, scenic route and is closed in winter.

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Classic Climbing Routes at American Fork Canyon

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 415 ● Winds of Fire Sport Hard Rock
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 199 ● Firefly Sport Serenity > Eavesdown Docks
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 385 ● License To Thrill Sport Membrane
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 190 ● Division Sport Division Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 228 ● Naked Nebula Sport White Wave Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 93 ● Step Right Up Sport Watchtower
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 172 ● Teeanova Sport Hard Rock
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 115 ● Gordon's Linkup Sport Bingo Baby
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 178 ● Pocket Debris Sport Upper Division Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 173 ● Isotoner Moaner Sport Division Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 99 ● Beeline Sport Billboard Trail > Billboard > Gridwall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 121 ● Algorithm Sport Upper Division Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 116 ● Princess Di Sport Bingo Baby
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 112 ● 40 oz to Freedom Sport Bingo Baby
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 78 ● Malvado Sport Hell Area > El Diablo Wall