Colorado · Rock climbing · Del Norte

Canyon Road Cliffs

Canyon Road Cliffs in Colorado has 14 routes across 11 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.

Canyon Road CliffsPhoto: s_mestdagh, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
14 routes
5.5 – 5.11b
Sport · Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit Canyon Road Cliffs

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

    35° / 7°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 13°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 21°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    59° / 27°

    5 wet

  5. May

    68° / 36°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 44°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 50°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 48°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 40°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 30°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 18°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 9°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Del Norte 3ene, CO, 10.2 mi away at 7,845 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Canyon Road Cliffs is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the San Luis Valley Field Office in Colorado. It sits within the San Luis Valley, and the nearest town is Del Norte, about 10 miles away. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June through September. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 78°F in June and 73°F in September, with July and August bringing the most wet days of the year. Main Canyon, a climbing area, is just 0.1 mile away, and the Penitente - Entrance Area is about half a mile off. Penitente Canyon Campground is 0.8 mile away, and La Garita Creek, a paddling spot, is about 1.2 miles away.

Routes (14)

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