Colorado · Rock climbing · Cañon City

Buddha Wall

Buddha Wall in Colorado has 25 mixed, sport, and trad climbing routes across 12 grades.

25 routes
5.6 – 5.12-
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit Buddha 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, 5.2 mi away at 5,378 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Buddha Wall is a climbing area in Colorado, about half a mile from the community of Buckskin Joe. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, so it works well as one stop in a day of bouldering and rock climbing in this corner of the state. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Canon City weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F, while July and August climb into the upper 80s. That station sits roughly 950 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures here run cooler. Several other climbing areas lie just steps away, including the Town of Terror Bouldering Area, Territorial Wall and Sweet Spot, The. For an overnight stay, Echo Canyon Campground is about 1.4 miles away.

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