Finger Flatiron
Finger Flatiron in Colorado has 15 climbing routes with 14 difficulty grades.
- 15 routes
- 5.4 – 5.12b
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Finger Flatiron
Best months: May–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
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 4.1 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Finger Flatiron is a climbing area on city land in Colorado, sitting among a cluster of other climbing spots. The Hand and The Box both lie about 0.1 mile away, and the Mallory Cave Trail and Mesa Trail are each about 0.4 mile off, so the area works well as a base for a day of climbing and hiking. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with 15 routes in total. The grades run from 5.4 up to 5.12b, and the hardest of them, Patience, is a sport route at 5.12b. The East Face/Finger Flatiron is a trad route at 5.4, and the Northwest Corner, a trad route at 5.8+, was first climbed by Roger Briggs in 1969. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s. That station sits about 1,000 feet below the area, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. For more time outdoors, Boulder Creek offers canoeing about 2.8 miles away, and Winiger Ridge campground is about 4.7 miles off.
Routes (15)
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