Lover's Leap
Lover's Leap in Colorado has 15 mixed and trad routes across 9 difficulty grades.
- 15 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12a
- Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Lover's Leap
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
44° / 12°
5 wet
Feb
44° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 21°
7 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
8 wet
May
64° / 36°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 13°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Evergreen, CO, 5.6 mi away at 6,985 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lover's Leap is a climbing area on county land in Colorado, set within the Mount Lindo land unit. It sits among a cluster of hiking trails, with the Devil's Elbow Trail, Mt. Lindo Trail and Corona Rim Trail all about a mile away. The area has 15 routes, mostly traditional climbs with one mixed route. Grades run from 5.6 up to 5.12+, with the median around 5.10a. Original Route is the easiest at 5.6, and The Thing is the hardest at 5.12+. The routes are a mix of older ones, like Original Route, which was done by CMC climbers or the US Army, and more recent ones such as Love Dike, first climbed by Robbie Schmidt. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Evergreen weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-40s. Nearby climbing includes the Schoolyard Area and the Morrison/Evergreen/Littleton area, both about 2.8 miles away. For a change of pace, Bear Creek offers canoeing about 6.5 miles off, and Dakota Ridge RV Park has camping about 7.1 miles away.
Routes (15)
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