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Sundance, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Hard Rock

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

83Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 50 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
8°C
Air
7°C
Rain
0 mm

Wed 4 · 39 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
2°C
Air
3°C
Rain
1.7 mm

Thu 5 · 84 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
10°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 91 out of 100

Rock
Icy
Rock temp
9°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 88 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
9°C
Air
5°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 90 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
10°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 91 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
13°C
Air
13°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 350, fair
  3. Wed 439, poor
  4. Thu 584, good
  5. Fri 691, good
  6. Sat 788, good
  7. Sun 890, good
  8. Mon 991, good
  9. Tue 1090, good
  10. Wed 116, poor

The spot in two facts

  • 41 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Best Jun, Sep–Oct5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Hard Rock
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Mon 2Nov0, poorWet0°C2°C2 mm
Tue 3Nov50, fairWet8°C7°C0 mm
Wed 4Nov39, poorWet2°C3°C1.7 mm
Thu 5Nov84, goodWetdry in 6 h10°C5°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov91, goodIcy9°C5°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov88, goodDry9°C5°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov90, goodDry14°C10°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov91, goodDry13°C13°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov90, goodDry14°C11°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov6, poorWet5°C5°C7.2 mm

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the area and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

Town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Hard Rock

41 crags mapped. The nearest town to stay in is Sundance.

  • Crags 41 crags mapped.
  • Rock No source states the rock.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,100–US$2,010 each

about US$1,100–US$2,010 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PVU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$208–US$429
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$60–US$100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$348–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$261
Totalabout US$1,100–US$2,010

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Sundance

Closest

Sundance

about 20 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Sundance · Booking.com

About Sundance its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 5h 50m

About 5h 50m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → PVU, direct, then 45 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.