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Falcon Spires

Falcon Spires in Colorado has 9 climbing routes across 7 grades, featuring mixed, sport, and trad styles.

9 routes
5.8 – 5.11b
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Is Falcon Spires open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 11 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Falcon Spires

Best months: May–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

    43° / 14°

  2. Feb

    43° / 14°

  3. Mar

    52° / 23°

  4. Apr

    57° / 28°

  5. May

    67° / 38°

  6. Jun

    79° / 47°

  7. Jul

    84° / 53°

  8. Aug

    81° / 51°

  9. Sep

    75° / 44°

  10. Oct

    63° / 32°

  11. Nov

    52° / 22°

  12. Dec

    43° / 15°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monument 3s, CO, 4.3 mi away at 6,821 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.

Falcon Spires is a climbing area in Colorado's Pikes Peak Ranger District, part of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Eagle's Peak and Exemplar Tower both about 0.1 mile away. The area has nine routes, split between sport and trad styles, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.11. Fat Albert and Nighthawk are trad routes at 5.8, while Dragon Lady and Iron Butterfly are sport routes at 5.10. Mudhen is a trad 5.11b. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 79°F in June to about 84°F in July, with lows in the 40s and 50s. That station sits roughly 1,300 feet lower than the spires, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. Eagle's Peak Trail is about half a mile away for a hike, and Stanley Canyon offers mountain biking about a mile off. Monument Creek, about 2.4 miles away, is a paddling option, and Tent City campground is about 3.7 miles away.

Routes (9)

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