Colorado · Rock climbing · Lake City

God's Crag

God's Crag in Colorado has 7 sport climbing routes with 7 distinct difficulty grades.

7 routes
5.9 – 5.13b
Sport

Best time to visit God's Crag

Best months: May–July 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

    34° / 1°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    38° / 8°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    46° / 17°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    53° / 25°

    6 wet

  5. May

    65° / 33°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 40°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 47°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 45°

    14 wet

  9. Sep

    69° / 38°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 28°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 15°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 3°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake City, CO, 7.2 mi away at 8,667 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

God's Crag is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's Gunnison Field Office, about 7 miles from Lake City. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Creamy Salmon Wall and Zebra Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The area has seven sport routes, with grades ranging from 5.9 to 5.13b. The Warm Up is the easiest at 5.9, and Full Facial is the hardest at 5.13b. Smuggler and Hijacker fall in the 5.11 to 5.12 range. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the Lake City weather station, about 7 miles away, show July highs near 77°F with lows around 47°F, though that station sits roughly 1,500 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures here run cooler. August and September bring more wet days, with August averaging 14. Henson Creek, a paddling spot, is about 0.7 mile away, and El Paso Creek offers a hike about 2 miles off. Nellie Creek campground is about 2.4 miles away, and the Matterhorn TH Spur mountain bike trail is about 2.6 miles away.

Routes (7)

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive

Eureka areaPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Eureka area

~19 min drive

Eureka area in Colorado has 6 climbing routes with mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Coxcomb Peak

~15 min drive

Route to the summit of Coxcomb Peak (13,612 ft) from West Fork Cimarron River Trailhead.

Technicolor Wall aka Techno CragPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Technicolor Wall aka Techno Crag

~20 min drive

Technicolor Wall (Techno Crag) in Colorado has 11 sport routes with 9 difficulty grades.

Waterfall WallPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Waterfall Wall

~20 min drive

Waterfall Wall in Colorado has 11 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Jimmy CliffPhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Jimmy Cliff

~21 min drive

Jimmy Cliff in Colorado has 12 sport climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.

Uncompahgre Gorge aka Ouray Ice ParkPhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Uncompahgre Gorge aka Ouray Ice Park

~21 min drive

2 trad routes at Uncompahgre Gorge / Ouray Ice Park in Colorado.

Ouray (Ice/Mixed)Photo: Sale Family Memories, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Ouray (Ice/Mixed)

~21 min drive

Ouray (Ice/Mixed) is a mixed climbing area in Colorado with 1 route.

Five Fingers areaPhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Five Fingers area

~22 min drive

Five Fingers area in Colorado has 5 climbing routes with 2 difficulty grades.

Overlook CliffPhoto: Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Overlook Cliff

~22 min drive

Overlook Cliff in Colorado has 32 sport climbing routes across 16 difficulty grades.

Randall's Badger Sanctuary aka Spider DenPhoto: markbyzewski, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Randall's Badger Sanctuary aka Spider Den

~22 min drive

Randall's Badger Sanctuary (Spider Den) in Colorado has 7 sport routes rated from 5.10a to 5.12c.