Arretion
Lower-grade boulder in a nine-problem sector at Colorado Springs.
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Best time to visit Arretion
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.
Jan
43° / 14°
Feb
43° / 14°
Mar
52° / 23°
Apr
57° / 28°
May
67° / 38°
Jun
79° / 47°
Jul
84° / 53°
Aug
81° / 51°
Sep
75° / 44°
Oct
63° / 32°
Nov
52° / 22°
Dec
43° / 15°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monument 3s, CO, 14.5 mi away at 6,821 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of nine boulders catalogued at Colorado Springs, this problem sits near the lower end of the grade spectrum at Englemann Canyon.
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