Colorado · Rock climbing · Glenwood Springs

Gray Face area

Gray Face area in Colorado has 5 trad climbing routes with 4 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.7 – 5.10b
Trad

Is Gray Face area open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White River National Forest. It doesn't name Gray Face area, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Gray Face area

Best months: April–June and September–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

    36° / 15°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 20°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 28°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 35°

    11 wet

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    83° / 51°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 59°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 58°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 50°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 38°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 27°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 16°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shoshone, CO, 3.5 mi away at 5,992 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Gray Face area is a rock climbing area on Forest Service land in the Rifle Ranger District of Colorado's White River National Forest. The most comfortable climbing weather tends to come in September and October. Typical averages from the weather station at nearby Shoshone run from highs near 79°F and lows around 50°F in September to highs near 65°F and lows around 38°F in October. Midsummer is warmer, with July highs averaging about 89°F. Two other climbing areas sit about 0.1 mile away: East Side and No Name Canyon Boulder Problems. Glenwood Canyon Resort offers camping roughly 0.8 mile off, and the Glenwood Canyon Trail for mountain biking is about 1.1 miles away.

Routes (5)

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