Colorado · Rock climbing · Golden

Left Wire

Left Wire in Colorado has 19 climbing routes with 14 distinct difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

19 routes
5.7 – 5.13b
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit Left Wire

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.

  1. Jan

    44° / 12°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 13°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 21°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    56° / 27°

    8 wet

  5. May

    64° / 36°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 43°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 49°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 47°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 40°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 29°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 20°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 13°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Evergreen, CO, 6.9 mi away at 6,985 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Left Wire is a climbing area in Clear Creek Canyon Park in Colorado, on county land. It sits right alongside a tight cluster of other crags, so it works well as one stop in a longer day in the canyon. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Evergreen point to September as the most comfortable stretch, with highs in the low 70s and lows around 40°F. July and August run warmer, near 80°F, and they also bring the most wet days of the year. The closest neighbors are Wall of Justice, High Wire Crag and Low Wire, all about 0.1 mile away. Chavez Trail starts about half a mile off for anyone wanting a hike, and Clear Creek RV Park, about 4.8 miles away, is the nearest place to camp.