Colorado · Rock climbing · Loveland

Little Tree

Mid-range climb among five routes at Iron John/Little Tree area.

5.7
grade
Sport Bolted
style

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Alert in the area

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

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Best time to visit Little Tree

Best months: May–June and August–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

    44° / 15°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 17°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 25°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 31°

    8 wet

  5. May

    68° / 41°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 49°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 55°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 53°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 45°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 34°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 24°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 16°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waterdale, CO, 1.7 mi away at 5,230 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of five routes catalogued at Iron John/Little Tree, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range between 5.5 and 5.10d.

Photo of the crag

Iron John/Little Tree area — the crag this route is on
Iron John/Little Tree area, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Kimaz2412, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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