Colorado · Rock climbing · Golden

Honed to the Bone

Lower-middle difficulty among 14 routes at Hot Spot Area.

5.8
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Honed to the Bone

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° / 23°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 22°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 35°

    8 wet

  5. May

    69° / 45°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 55°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 61°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 59°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 51°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 39°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 30°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 23°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ralston Rsvr, CO, 4.2 mi away at 5,900 ft. The station sits about 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.

One of 14 routes catalogued at Hot Spot Area, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.6 to 5.12b span.

Photo of the crag

Hot Spot Area — the crag this route is on
Hot Spot Area, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: ShanMcG213, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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