Colorado · Bouldering · Estes Park

Flying Piñata

The sole V12 problem at Chaos Canyon Bouldering.

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Is Flying Piñata open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Flying Piñata

Best months: June and 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.

  1. Jan

    29° / 12°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    28° / 11°

    16 wet

  3. Mar

    36° / 17°

    16 wet

  4. Apr

    40° / 22°

    17 wet

  5. May

    50° / 29°

    16 wet

  6. Jun

    62° / 36°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    68° / 43°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    66° / 41°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    59° / 34°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    47° / 26°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    35° / 19°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    28° / 12°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 19.7 mi away at 9,828 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

This is the only V12 catalogued at Chaos Canyon Bouldering, located in the Colossal Boulder sector.

Photo of the crag

Chaos Canyon Bouldering — the crag this route is on
Chaos Canyon Bouldering, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Michael Murphy, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Chaos Canyon BoulderingPhoto: Michael Murphy, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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