Colorado · Rock climbing · Cañon City

Dave Dangle

Dave Dangle is a sport climbing crag in Colorado with 8 routes.

8 routes
5.10c – 5.12c/d
Sport

Best time to visit Dave Dangle

Best months: May–June and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    49° / 18°

    4 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    50° / 20°

    4 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 26°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 33°

    7 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    73° / 43°

    8 wet · 1 snow

  6. Jun

    85° / 52°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 59°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 57°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 48°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 36°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    57° / 26°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    49° / 19°

    4 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canon City, CO, 12.1 mi away at 5,378 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Dave Dangle is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado. It sits on land managed by the BLM, about a tenth of a mile from two other climbing areas, Safety Slab and Thunder Tactics. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Canon City weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F, with July and August climbing into the upper 80s. Banks Campground and The Bank Campground are both within a mile, and the BLM Trail 5825A passes about 0.8 miles away. Paddlers can reach Fourmile Creek, roughly 4.7 miles off.

Routes (8)