hillside cliff band
Colorado cliff band climbing with varied routes and accessible terrain.
- 6 routes
Best time to visit hillside cliff band
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.
Jan
44° / 14°
4 wet
Feb
47° / 17°
4 wet
Mar
57° / 26°
5 wet
Apr
63° / 32°
7 wet
May
73° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
84° / 51°
8 wet
Jul
91° / 55°
7 wet
Aug
88° / 54°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 46°
6 wet
Oct
66° / 33°
5 wet
Nov
54° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 15°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Longmont 2 Ese, CO, 9.2 mi away at 4,950 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
The Hillside Cliff Band is a climbing area on county land within the Rabbit Mountain unit in Colorado, about a tenth of a mile from the Rabbit Mountain climbing area. The land is managed by the county. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Longmont show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F, with July peaking near 91°F and winter lows in the teens. Rabbit Mountain sits just 0.1 mile away, and the Little Thompson Overlook Trail and Indian Mesa Trail are both about 0.2 mile off for mountain biking. The Bitterbrush Trail is roughly 4.4 miles away.
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