Colorado · Rock climbing · Estes Park

Lamb Skin

One of seven routes at Sheep Mountain Rock, at the lower end of the crag's grade range.

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Is Lamb Skin 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 Lamb Skin

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.

  1. Jan

    31° / 11°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    33° / 10°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    40° / 15°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    45° / 20°

    10 wet

  5. May

    55° / 28°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    68° / 36°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 43°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    72° / 41°

    14 wet

  9. Sep

    65° / 34°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    51° / 25°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 18°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    31° / 11°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hourglass Rsvr, CO, 11.7 mi away at 9,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of seven routes catalogued at Sheep Mountain Rock within Cow Creek Canyon, this climb sits at the lower end of the grade span found across the crag.

Photo of the crag

Cow Creek Canyon / McGraw Ranch trailhead — the crag this route is on
Cow Creek Canyon / McGraw Ranch trailhead, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Wildcat Mountaineering

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Boulder Rock Club

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