Colorado · Rock climbing · Egnar

Black Wall

Black Wall in Colorado has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.

8 routes
5.7+ – 5.11
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Black Wall

Best months: April–May 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

    40° / 13°

    7 wet · 5 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 20°

    7 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 25°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 30°

    5 wet

  5. May

    76° / 40°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 49°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 56°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 55°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 46°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 34°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 22°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 15°

    7 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Paradox 2n, CO, 18.4 mi away at 5,447 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Black Wall is a climbing area in Colorado on Bureau of Land Management land within the Tres Rios Field Office. It sits in the BLM's managed terrain, so plan on navigating the area as part of the agency's network of public climbing spots. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically May and September. At a nearby weather station, typical averages run to highs around 76°F in May and 83°F in September, with July highs near 94°F and winter highs in the low 40s. Climbers will find Psycho Tower about 0.4 miles away and Towers above The BLM Campground about 0.7 miles off. For a different outing, the Dolores Canyon Overlook Trail is roughly 3.5 miles away, and Hamm Boulder is about 3.8 miles from the wall.

Routes (8)

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