Lower Chaos Canyon
Lower Chaos Canyon in Colorado has 31 climbing routes with 21 difficulty grades.
Photo: TexasExplorer98, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 31 routes
- V0-1 – V13
- Bouldering
Is Lower Chaos Canyon open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Lower Chaos Canyon
Best months: June and 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
29° / 12°
15 wet
Feb
28° / 11°
16 wet
Mar
36° / 17°
16 wet
Apr
40° / 22°
17 wet
May
50° / 29°
16 wet
Jun
62° / 36°
12 wet
Jul
68° / 43°
14 wet
Aug
66° / 41°
13 wet
Sep
59° / 34°
10 wet
Oct
47° / 26°
10 wet
Nov
35° / 19°
12 wet
Dec
28° / 12°
15 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 19.6 mi away at 9,828 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Lower Chaos Canyon is a climbing area in Rocky Mountain National Park, within the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, on land managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the park's backcountry, and a fee is charged for access. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 68°F with lows near 43°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The Revenge Area and Green Slab Wall climbing areas are each about 0.1 mile away. The Lake Haiyaha Trail starts about 0.2 mile off, and Glacier Basin Campground is about 4 miles away.
Routes (31)
50-50 Boulder(2)
Automator Boulder, The(4)
Bush Pilot Boulder(4)
Bushpilot Warm Up Boulder(2)
Deep Puddle Dynamics(2)
European Human Being Boulder(1)
Geeks of the Industry Boulder(1)
Gobot Boulder, The(3)
Gobot warmups(2)
Little Orb(2)
Outcast(1)
Skyscraper Boulder(1)
Unnamable, The(2)
Warm-Up Boulder(4)
Facts about this crag
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