Colorado · Rock climbing · Livermore

The Lion's Den (aka Sunday Buttress)

Lion's Den (aka Sunday Buttress) in Colorado has 11 routes with mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

11 routes
5.10a – 5.12c/d
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Lion's Den (aka Sunday Buttress), The open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Lion's Den (aka Sunday Buttress)

Best months: May–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

    40° / 21°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 20°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 26°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 30°

    10 wet

  5. May

    60° / 39°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 49°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 56°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 55°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 47°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 36°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 28°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 20°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, CO, 6.8 mi away at 7,400 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Lion's Den, also known as Sunday Buttress, is a climbing area in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land. The climbing here is technical, with routes ranging from about 5.10a to 5.12c/d. Eleven routes are listed, seven of them trad, three sport and one mixed. Sunday's Child, a 5.12c/d trad route, is among the hardest, and Scrapin' and Scrubbin', a 5.10a trad, is one of the easier ones. Bodies Like Sheep is a sport route at 5.10c. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 72°F in June to about 79°F in July, with lows in the mid-50s. That station sits roughly 1,400 feet lower than the area, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Red Wall and The Chamber are both about a tenth of a mile away. For an overnight stay, Stove Prairie Landing Campground is about a mile off, and Ansel Watrous Campground is about 1.8 miles away.

Routes (11)