In The Light
The hardest problem among 11 routes catalogued at Revenge Area.
- V8
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Is In The Light open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Best time to visit In The Light
Best months: June and 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
29° / 12°
15 wet
Feb
28° / 11°
16 wet
Mar
36° / 17°
16 wet
Apr
40° / 22°
17 wet
May
50° / 29°
16 wet
Jun
62° / 36°
12 wet
Jul
68° / 43°
14 wet
Aug
66° / 41°
13 wet
Sep
59° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
47° / 26°
10 wet
Nov
35° / 19°
12 wet
Dec
28° / 12°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 19.6 mi away at 9,828 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This represents the upper limit of the 11 boulder problems catalogued at Revenge Area, pushing well beyond the V0+ baseline established at the crag.
Photo of the crag
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