Climbing Area 60
Climbing Area 60 in Colorado has 5 routes on 3 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.9
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Climbing Area 60
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.
Jan
41° / 11°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 14°
5 wet
Mar
50° / 21°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
6 wet
May
67° / 36°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 43°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 2.2 mi away at 7,954 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Climbing Area 60 is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado. The nearest town is Buena Vista, about 2 miles away. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Buena Vista show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, with July and August the warmest and wettest stretch at about 80°F and 12 wet days a month. Several other climbing areas sit close by, including Climbing Area 53 about 0.4 miles away and Day Dream Crag about 0.7 miles away. The North Trail hike is about 0.3 miles off, and Mt. Princeton RV Park & Cabins offers camping about a mile away.
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