Colorado · Rock climbing · Fruita

Le Veuve Noire

Mid-range climb among 18 routes at Irishman's Temple sector.

5.9
grade
Trad Gear
style

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Best time to visit Le Veuve Noire

Best months: April–May 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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 21°

    6 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    45° / 25°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    56° / 34°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    63° / 39°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    74° / 49°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 58°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    90° / 62°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 54°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 41°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 31°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    39° / 22°

    6 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Nm, CO, 2 mi away at 5,781 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 18 routes catalogued at Colorado National Monument's Irishman's Temple sector, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's 5.5 to 5.12a range.

Photo of the crag

Colorado National Monument — the crag this route is on
Colorado National Monument, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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