Middle Mother's
Middle Mother's in Colorado has 29 climbing routes with 17 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 29 routes
- 5.8 – 5.12b
- Trad · Mixed · Sport
Best time to visit Middle Mother's
Best months: April–June and August–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
39° / 12°
7 wet
Feb
42° / 17°
7 wet
Mar
52° / 25°
8 wet
Apr
59° / 32°
7 wet
May
70° / 39°
6 wet
Jun
82° / 48°
4 wet
Jul
88° / 55°
6 wet
Aug
85° / 52°
7 wet
Sep
76° / 43°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 31°
7 wet
Nov
49° / 22°
6 wet
Dec
38° / 12°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Glade Park 17w, CO, 25.3 mi away at 6,323 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Middle Mother's is a climbing area in Colorado, about 13 miles from the town of Kannah. It sits in a cluster of other climbing spots, with Upper Mother's Buttress and Other Mothers each about 0.1 mile away, and Washout, The just as close. That makes it an easy anchor for a day of bouldering or route climbing. The most comfortable months are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 70°F in May to the mid-70s in September, while July highs average about 88°F and January highs sit near 39°F. That station sits several hundred feet lower than the area, so temperatures on the rock may run cooler. For a walk off the crag, the Main Trail is about half a mile away. Farther out, Big Dominguez Creek offers paddling about 7 miles off, and Hay Press Camping Area and Divide Forks Campground are both within 10 miles for an overnight stay.
Routes (29)
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