Colorado · Rock climbing · Cañon City

The Bank

4 sport routes at Bank, The in Colorado range across 4 difficulty grades.

4 routes
5.7 – 5.10c
Sport

Best time to visit The Bank

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, 11.8 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.

The Bank is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado, managed by the BLM. The spot sits about 0.2 miles from both Banks Campground and The Bank Campground, which makes it an easy base for a climbing trip or an overnight stay. For comfortable climbing weather, late spring and early fall stand out. Typical averages from the nearby Canon City weather station run to highs around 73°F in May and 80°F in September, with July peaking near 89°F and winter highs near 49°F. Several other climbing areas lie within a tenth of a mile, including Toasty Corner and 2150 Wall. For more time on foot, BLM Trail 5825A is about a mile away, and Fourmile Creek offers canoeing roughly 5 miles off.

Routes (4)