Swett Hills Climbing

This digital Swett Hills climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Swett Hills days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

The Swett Hills have traditionally been considered a local area for the low key climbing community in Cedar City. However, it does hold a large handful of classic problems that make it a worthwhile destination for those passing through. Recent development such as the Wild West Boulder has increased the overall quality of the area. The highest concentration zone is the wash, but there are classics ranging from V0-V10 scattered throughout. The season can extend from fall to spring during dry winters.

Geology:
The Swett Hills are composed of rhyolitic welded tuff known as th... Show more

This digital Swett Hills climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Swett Hills days smoother, safer, and more dialed. The Swett Hills have traditionally been considered a local area for the low key climbing community in Cedar City. However, it does hold a large handful of classic problems that make it a worthwhile destination for those passing through. Recent development such as the Wild West Boulder has increased the overall quality of the area. The highest concentration zone is the wash, but there are classics ranging from V0-V10 scattered throughout. The season can extend from fall to spring during dry winters. Geology: The Swett Hills are composed of rhyolitic welded tuff known as the Harmony Hills Tuff. It has been proposed that this tuff layer is one of the largest on Earth. While the source is unknown, it is suspected that it erupted from a large volcanic complex near the modern Bull Valley Mountains, about 45 miles west of Cedar City. One unique aspect of the Harmony Hills Tuff is that it contains large quartz crystals. This likely indicates that magma partially cooled underground before rapidly erupting in a massive regional volcanic event. From Cedar City, take UT-56 (exit 59/200N) west for 11.3 miles. From there you can turn North on Eight Mile Hills Rd to access the Wash, The Mound, Sarsen Blocks, and Wild West. If you are going to the Haven, exit UT-56 to the south on Bumblebee Drive. A moderate clearance vehicle can be helpful while navigating the dirt roads.