Colorado · Rock climbing · Colorado Springs

GI Joe

One of 19 routes in the Crow's Nest sector at North Cheyenne Canyon.

5.9
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit GI Joe

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. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 19 routes catalogued in the Crow's Nest sector of North Cheyenne Canyon, spanning a range from 5.0 to 5.13a.

Photo of the crag

North Cheyenne Canyon — the crag this route is on
North Cheyenne Canyon, 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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