Colorado · Rock climbing · Penrose

Bud Wall

Bud Wall in Colorado has 7 sport climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.

Bud WallPhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
7 routes
5.7 – 5.10c
Sport

Best time to visit Bud Wall

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, 7 mi away at 5,378 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Bud Wall is a climbing area on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado, about 7 miles from Canon City. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Canon City weather station show highs of about 73°F in May and 69°F in October, while July and August average highs in the upper 80s. The station sits roughly 830 feet below the area, so temperatures at the wall run a bit cooler. Several other climbing areas sit within a short walk. Tall Green Wall is about 0.1 mile away, Roadside is 0.2 mile off, and Vatican is 0.4 mile away. A Dispersed Campsite, also 0.4 mile away, offers a place to stay close to the rock.

Routes (7)