Liberty Cap
Liberty Cap in Colorado has 16 climbing routes ranging across 11 difficulty grades.
Photo: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 16 routes
- 5.10 – 5.12-
- Trad · Sport
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Best time to visit Liberty Cap
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.
Jan
39° / 21°
6 wet · 4 snow
Feb
45° / 25°
5 wet · 3 snow
Mar
56° / 34°
6 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 39°
6 wet · 1 snow
May
74° / 49°
6 wet
Jun
87° / 58°
4 wet
Jul
93° / 65°
6 wet
Aug
90° / 62°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
7 wet
Oct
66° / 41°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 31°
6 wet · 2 snow
Dec
39° / 22°
6 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Nm, CO, 4.8 mi away at 5,781 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Liberty Cap is a climbing area in Colorado National Monument, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the monument's land, about 4.8 miles from a weather station that records typical averages for the area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 66°F. July is the warmest month, with typical highs near 93°F, and winter brings highs around 39°F and a few snowy days each month from December through February. A fee is charged for visiting. Metamorphic Canyon, a climbing area, is about 0.4 miles away, and the Corkscrew Trail is about 0.5 miles away. The Gypsies and Terra Tower Crag climbing areas are also close by, within about a mile.
Routes (16)
Facts about this crag
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