Colorado · Rock climbing · Boulder

East Face and South Ridge

One of the easier routes at North, in the Fourth Flatironette sector.

5.4
grade
Trad Gear
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Best time to visit East Face and South Ridge

Best months: April–June and September–October. 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

    47° / 21°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    48° / 22°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 29°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 34°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 43°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    83° / 51°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 57°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 48°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 37°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 28°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 21°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder, CO, 1.6 mi away at 5,484 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

One of 60 routes catalogued at North, this climb sits near the lower end of the grade span that extends to 5.13b. Located in the Fourth Flatironette sector.

Photo of the crag

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North, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Christian Collins, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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