Colorado · Rock climbing · Leadville

Finback Crags

Finback Crags in Colorado has 9 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad styles.

9 routes
5.10a – 5.13a
Trad · Sport

Is Finback Crags open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Leadville Ranger District. It doesn't name Finback Crags, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Leadville Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Finback Crags

No month here meets our mild-weather rule. 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

    27° / 3°

    15 wet · 15 snow

  2. Feb

    29° / 3°

    15 wet · 15 snow

  3. Mar

    35° / 8°

    14 wet · 14 snow

  4. Apr

    40° / 15°

    13 wet · 13 snow

  5. May

    49° / 25°

    10 wet · 8 snow

  6. Jun

    61° / 34°

    8 wet · 2 snow

  7. Jul

    67° / 40°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    64° / 39°

    15 wet

  9. Sep

    58° / 32°

    11 wet · 2 snow

  10. Oct

    47° / 21°

    9 wet · 7 snow

  11. Nov

    35° / 11°

    12 wet · 12 snow

  12. Dec

    27° / 3°

    15 wet · 15 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Climax, CO, 11.6 mi away at 11,344 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Finback Crags is a climbing area in Colorado's Leadville Ranger District, part of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. At the nearby Climax weather station, typical averages for July are a high of 67°F and a low of 40°F, with no snow days in July or August. That station sits lower than the crags, though, so expect it to run cooler up at the rock. Two Mount Sherman routes start within about a mile and a half: the Southwest Ridge from Fourmile Creek and the route from Iowa Gulch. Weston Wall offers more climbing about 4 miles away, and Fourmile Campground is roughly 5 miles off.

Routes (9)

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