Hummingbird Arete
Upper-grade boulder problem at Hummingbird Arete Boulder in the Tunnels Area.
- V8
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Is Hummingbird Arete open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.
Salt Cabin Prescribed (RX) Fire Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-10 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
West Crystal A - Mechanical Fuelbreak Area and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-04 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Cameron Peak Fire Road Closures
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-01 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Hummingbird Arete
Best months: June–August. 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
29° / 3°
11 wet
Feb
30° / 5°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 12°
10 wet
Apr
45° / 20°
10 wet
May
55° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
67° / 33°
8 wet
Jul
73° / 40°
10 wet
Aug
72° / 38°
11 wet
Sep
64° / 31°
9 wet
Oct
51° / 22°
8 wet
Nov
38° / 12°
10 wet
Dec
30° / 4°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gould 4se Sfsp, CO, 13.1 mi away at 9,000 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of two boulder problems catalogued at Hummingbird Arete Boulder in the Tunnels Area, this climb sits at the upper end of the grade range established at the crag.
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