Below the Amphitheater
6-route climbing area in Colorado with mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11b
- Mixed · Sport · Trad
Is Below the Amphitheater open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Slater Lake Area Closure
Agency alert covering Clear Creek Ranger District · Order 02-10-07-26-03 · USFS · Clear Creek Ranger District
Area Closure Surrounding the Devils Nose Target Range
Agency alert covering Clear Creek Ranger District · Order 02-10-07-26-01 · USFS · Clear Creek Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Below the Amphitheater
Best months: June and September. 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
32° / 12°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
9 wet
Apr
43° / 23°
10 wet
May
53° / 31°
9 wet
Jun
64° / 40°
9 wet
Jul
69° / 46°
13 wet
Aug
67° / 44°
14 wet
Sep
61° / 38°
10 wet
Oct
50° / 29°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 19°
7 wet
Dec
32° / 12°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 7.2 mi away at 10,020 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Below the Amphitheater is a climbing area in the Mount Evans Wilderness, part of the Clear Creek Ranger District of Colorado's Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, which the Forest Service manages. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. At the Cabin Creek weather station, about 7 miles away, typical July averages run to a high of 69°F and a low of 46°F. That station sits roughly 900 feet lower than the climbing area, so expect cooler temperatures at the rock. The Amphitheater Area and Main Slab are both about 0.1 mile away. Devils Canyon Spur Trail is within a mile, and Echo Lake Campground is about 1.4 miles off.
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