The Leaning Wall
12-route climbing crag in Colorado with mixed and trad styles.
- 12 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12a
- Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit The Leaning Wall
Best months: May–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
41° / 11°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 14°
5 wet
Mar
50° / 21°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
6 wet
May
67° / 36°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 43°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 3.9 mi away at 7,954 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Leaning Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado, managed by the BLM. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Buena Vista run to highs around 67°F in May and 74°F in September, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 12 each month. Several climbing areas sit right beside Leaning Wall, including Poncho's Vista, Corridor and Tunnel Roadside Boulders, each about a tenth of a mile away. Elephant Rock Campground is roughly 0.4 miles off for anyone wanting to stay nearby.
Routes (12)
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