Cottontail Crag
Cottontail Crag in Colorado has 8 routes with mixed, sport, and trad climbing.
- 8 routes
- 5.10 – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is Cottontail Crag open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Cottontail Crag, so check the source for the area it covers.
Trail Ridge Road Status Update
Park closure covering Rocky Mountain National Park · NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Cottontail Crag
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
32° / 14°
Feb
35° / 15°
Mar
42° / 20°
Apr
46° / 23°
May
56° / 32°
Jun
69° / 38°
Jul
74° / 44°
Aug
73° / 43°
Sep
66° / 36°
Oct
52° / 29°
Nov
41° / 20°
Dec
33° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allenspark 3nw, CO, 7.3 mi away at 8,500 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Cottontail Crag is a climbing area in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, within the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness. It sits on land managed by the county, and the surrounding area also includes BOR & NPS Park. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Allenspark show July highs around 74°F with lows near 44°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. Emerald Mountain Trail and Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground are both about 0.8 miles away, and Willows Trail is about 0.9 miles off. Friendship Boulder lies roughly 1.4 miles away for more climbing.
Routes (8)
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