Colorado · Rock climbing · Glade Park

Mee Canyon

Mee Canyon in Colorado has 4 trad climbing routes on 4 difficulty grades.

4 routes
5.7 – 5.11
Trad

Best time to visit Mee Canyon

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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 15°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 21°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    67° / 35°

    5 wet

  5. May

    78° / 45°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 52°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 60°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 58°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 48°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 36°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 25°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 16°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fruita, CO, 10.9 mi away at 4,498 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Mee Canyon is a climbing area in Colorado's Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, within the Bureau of Land Management's Grand Junction Field Office. It sits in the wilderness and is managed by the BLM. The canyon is divided into clusters of climbing. The Government Cheese Area lies about 0.3 miles away, and the Middle Mee Canyon Area is about 0.9 miles off. The Mouth of Mee Canyon Area is roughly 1.4 miles away, and the Mee Canyon Trail is about 1.5 miles from the canyon. The climbing here is all trad, with four routes on record. The Garston Trout starts at 5.7, and Tail Wagger is the hardest at 5.11. Arch Tower: Dry Heaves is a 5.10, and Garston Trout: Crusher's Sloppy Seconds is 5.9+. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Fruita weather station show May highs around 78°F and October highs near 69°F, while July highs reach about 95°F. For more to do, Mee 4 campground is about 1.7 miles away, and the Rabbit Valley 8 Trail is about 3.4 miles off.

Routes (4)

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