Colorado · Rock climbing · Loveland

Beige Tube Area / The Narrows

Beige Tube Area / The Narrows in Colorado has 23 climbing routes across 16 difficulty grades.

Beige Tube Area / The NarrowsPhoto: Kimaz2412, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
23 routes
5.5 – 5.12b/c
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Is Beige Tube Area / The Narrows open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Beige Tube Area / The Narrows

Best months: May–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

    44° / 15°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 17°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 25°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 31°

    8 wet

  5. May

    68° / 41°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 49°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 55°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 53°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 45°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 34°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 24°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 16°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waterdale, CO, 1.6 mi away at 5,230 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Beige Tube Area / The Narrows is a climbing area in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several named climbing spots, including Shark's Fin Wall, Ledges and Between Shark's Fin Wall & Bridge Wall North (Practice Rock), all within about a tenth of a mile. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Waterdale weather station run to highs around 68°F in May and 76°F in September, with July the warmest month at about 87°F. Hikers can reach O'Keepa Trail about 1.3 miles away and Grouse Hollow Trail about 1.4 miles away. Paddlers will find the Big Thompson River roughly 4 miles off.

Routes (23)

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