Colorado · Rock climbing · Golden

Crack to Dihedral

The hardest of three routes at Coal Creek Canyon's Echo Rock sector.

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

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Best time to visit Crack to Dihedral

Best months: 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

    33° / 16°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    34° / 15°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    41° / 20°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    46° / 24°

    13 wet

  5. May

    55° / 33°

    14 wet

  6. Jun

    67° / 41°

    13 wet

  7. Jul

    73° / 48°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 46°

    15 wet

  9. Sep

    64° / 39°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    52° / 30°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    41° / 21°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    33° / 15°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Coal Creek Canyon, CO, 2.4 mi away at 8,950 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Located in the Echo Rock sector of Coal Creek Canyon, this climb represents the upper end of the three routes catalogued at this crag.

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Boulder Rock Club

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Wildcat Mountaineering

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