Colorado · Rock climbing · Cañon City

Ethics? What Ethics?

Ethics? What Ethics? in Colorado has 11 sport climbing routes across 9 grades.

11 routes
5.5 – 5.11b
Sport

Best time to visit Ethics? What Ethics?

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, 11.9 mi away at 5,378 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Ethics? What Ethics? is a climbing area in Colorado on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Royal Gorge Field Office. It sits in the BLM's Royal Gorge Field Office area, about 12 miles from Canon City, and the closest town is Canon City. The area works best as a base for a day of climbing rather than a destination with a single objective. The 2150 Wall and Toasty Corner climbing areas both lie about 0.1 mile away, and Banks Campground and The Bank Campground are each about 0.3 mile off. The BLM Trail 5825A is about a mile away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Canon City put May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F. July is the warmest month, with highs near 89°F, and winter brings regular snow days from December through February.

Routes (11)