High Wire Crag
High Wire Crag in Colorado has 40 routes across 23 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.
- 40 routes
- 5.7 – 5.13b/c
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit High Wire Crag
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
44° / 12°
5 wet
Feb
44° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 21°
7 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
8 wet
May
64° / 36°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 13°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Evergreen, CO, 6.9 mi away at 6,985 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
High Wire Crag is a climbing area in Colorado, about 1.7 miles from Mount Vernon Club Place. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Low Wire, Wall of Justice and Left Wire all about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Evergreen weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-40s. For a walk, Chavez Trail is about 0.6 mile away and Beaver Brook Trail about 0.7 mile. Clear Creek RV Park, roughly 4.8 miles off, offers camping. Bear Creek, about 7 miles away, is a paddling option.
Routes (40)
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