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Elevators

Mid-range climb among seven routes catalogued at this Colorado crag.

5.8
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Elevators

Best months: April–June and August–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

    45° / 18°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 20°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 27°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 34°

    8 wet

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 53°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 58°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 57°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 49°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 37°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 19°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 10.2 mi away at 6,181 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.

One of seven routes catalogued at South Buttress and Tinseltown, this climb sits in the middle of the grade range found at the crag.

Photo of the crag

South Buttress and Tinseltown — the crag this route is on
South Buttress and Tinseltown, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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