Lefty
Lefty is a 5-route sport climbing crag in Colorado with routes spanning 4 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11c/d
- Sport
Best time to visit Lefty
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
35° / 5°
2 wet
Feb
41° / 13°
3 wet
Mar
53° / 21°
3 wet
Apr
60° / 28°
3 wet
May
69° / 37°
4 wet
Jun
79° / 44°
4 wet
Jul
81° / 49°
8 wet
Aug
79° / 47°
9 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 28°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 17°
3 wet
Dec
36° / 6°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Manassa, CO, 7.7 mi away at 7,695 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lefty is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the San Luis Valley Field Office in Colorado. The Bureau of Land Management manages the surrounding land, and the area sits within the agency's San Luis Valley Field Office. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June through September. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Manassa show highs around 79°F in June and 73°F in September, with July and August bringing the most wet days of the year. That station sits about 770 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures at Lefty run a little cooler. Manassa, another climbing area, is just 0.1 mile away. For hiking, the Durango Trail, Kaiparowits Trail and Towganoxie Trail all lie within about 7.4 miles.
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