Devil's Head
Devil's Head in Colorado has 57 climbing routes across 25 difficulty grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad.
Photo: Ben Mason, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 57 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12c/d
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit Devil's Head
Best months: June–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
33° / 9°
Feb
34° / 11°
Mar
41° / 17°
Apr
47° / 23°
May
57° / 31°
Jun
69° / 41°
Jul
74° / 47°
Aug
71° / 45°
Sep
65° / 38°
Oct
54° / 27°
Nov
42° / 18°
Dec
33° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Divide 4nw, CO, 21.7 mi away at 9,134 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Devil's Head is a rock climbing area in the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, on land managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. A nearby weather station records typical averages around 74°F for July highs and 47°F for lows, and September stays mild with highs near 65°F. Winters at the station are cold, with January highs averaging about 33°F. Zinn Trail starts just 0.1 mile away. The Unicorn Valley and Waffle House climbing areas are each about 0.2 mile off, and Devils Head Campground sits roughly 0.7 mile away for an overnight base.
Routes (57)
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Back To The Future Slab(2)
Bonsai Wall(4)
Cam and Eggs Wall(4)
Camp 11 Boulder(2)
Chockstone Cave(1)
Chuck Norris Wall(4)
Devil's Head Parking Lot Rock(4)
Digiback Wall(1)
Genesee Tower(1)
Gramps Ramps(1)
Greek Towers, The(3)
Kissing Giants, The(1)
LSD Wall(1)
Mirror Wall(2)
Monument, The(3)
Morning Glory Wall(1)
Polyp, The(1)
Private Idaho(2)
Purgatory Rock(2)
Technicouloir, The(2)
Tourist Wall(2)
Trailside Castle(1)
Tribute Wall(2)
Upyer Buttress(4)
Yellow Wall(1)
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