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Army Slab

Army Slab in Colorado has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad options.

Army SlabPhoto: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
5.0 – 5.10a
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Army Slab

Best months: May–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

    43° / 16°

  2. Feb

    44° / 17°

  3. Mar

    51° / 24°

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

  5. May

    65° / 40°

  6. Jun

    76° / 50°

  7. Jul

    81° / 55°

  8. Aug

    79° / 54°

  9. Sep

    72° / 47°

  10. Oct

    60° / 33°

  11. Nov

    50° / 24°

  12. Dec

    42° / 16°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, CO, 14.2 mi away at 6,942 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Army Slab is a climbing area in North Cheyenne Canon Park, a city-managed park in Colorado, about a quarter mile from the North Cheyenne Canyon climbing area and the Amphitheater. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 76°F in June to about 81°F in July, with lows in the mid-50s. The closest neighbors are the North Cheyenne Canyon and Amphitheater climbing areas, both about 0.2 miles away, and the Mount Muscoco Trail and Penrose mountain biking area, both about 0.3 miles away.

Routes (8)

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