Colorado · Rock climbing · Steamboat Springs

Butcher Knife

Butcher Knife in Colorado has 9 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad options.

9 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Butcher Knife

Best months: May–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.

  1. Jan

    29° / 5°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    34° / 8°

    13 wet

  3. Mar

    45° / 18°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    54° / 27°

    12 wet

  5. May

    65° / 34°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 39°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 46°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 44°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 36°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 26°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 16°

    11 wet

  12. Dec

    30° / 6°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Steamboat Springs, CO, 0.1 mi away at 6,866 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Butcher Knife is a climbing area in Stehley Park, a city-managed park in Colorado, about 0.1 mile from the Butcherknife Trail. The park sits on city land, and the Butcherknife Trail starts right next door, making it the natural way to reach the climbing. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Steamboat Springs weather station show July highs around 83°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. Other options are close by. The Lower Fish Creek Trail, a mountain biking route, is about 0.4 mile away. The Steamboat Springs climbing area and Blob Rock are both within about 2.4 miles. For an overnight stay, Steamboat Springs KOA is about 3.1 miles off.

Routes (9)