Thunder Tactics
Thunder Tactics in Colorado has 15 routes across 11 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 15 routes
- 5.9 – 5.12c
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Thunder Tactics
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.
Jan
49° / 18°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
50° / 20°
4 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Apr
64° / 33°
7 wet · 2 snow
May
73° / 43°
8 wet · 1 snow
Jun
85° / 52°
8 wet
Jul
89° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
69° / 36°
5 wet · 1 snow
Nov
57° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
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 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.
Thunder Tactics is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's Royal Gorge Field Office, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The most comfortable climbing months tend to be late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Canon City weather station show May highs around 73°F with lows near 43°F, and September highs near 80°F with lows around 48°F. July is the warmest month, with highs averaging about 89°F and the most wet days of the year. Two climbing areas, Surreal Estate and Dave Dangle, sit about 0.1 mile away. Banks Campground and The Bank Campground are each about 0.5 mile from Thunder Tactics.
Routes (15)
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