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The Amphitheater

Amphitheater, The is a climbing area in Colorado with 10 routes.

The AmphitheaterPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
10 routes
5.8 – 5.13a
Sport

Best time to visit The Amphitheater

Best months: April–June and August–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

    45° / 18°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 20°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 27°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 34°

    8 wet

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 53°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 58°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 57°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 49°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 37°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 19°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 10.3 mi away at 6,181 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Amphitheater is a rock climbing area in North Cheyenne Canon Park in Colorado, on land managed by the city. Early fall is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station put September highs around 77°F with lows near 49°F, and October highs around 65°F with lows near 37°F. South Buttress and Tinseltown and Creekside Wall are both about 0.1 mile away, so it's easy to link several crags in one outing. The Mount Muscoco Trail starts roughly 0.2 mile away. Riders can head to Penrose, a mountain biking spot about 0.4 mile off.

Routes (10)

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South Buttress and TinseltownPhoto: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

South Buttress and Tinseltown

~0 min drive

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Creekside WallPhoto: pmsyyz, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Creekside Wall

~0 min drive

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North Cheyenne CanyonPhoto: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

North Cheyenne Canyon

~0 min drive

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The Pinnacle

~0 min drive

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Seven Bridges

~0 min drive

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Army SlabPhoto: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Army Slab

~0 min drive

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Silver Cascade Slab aka Hesitation SlabPhoto: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Silver Cascade Slab aka Hesitation Slab

~3 min drive

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Swanger Slab

~6 min drive

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Wiggins' Wall

~6 min drive

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~6 min drive

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