Colorado · Bouldering · Estes Park

Ms. Inferno

One of few routes on Hallett Peak's NE Buttress mixed terrain.

5.10+
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Ms. Inferno open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Ms. Inferno, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Ms. Inferno

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.

  1. Jan

    29° / 12°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    28° / 11°

    16 wet

  3. Mar

    36° / 17°

    16 wet

  4. Apr

    40° / 22°

    17 wet

  5. May

    50° / 29°

    16 wet

  6. Jun

    62° / 36°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    68° / 43°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    66° / 41°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    59° / 34°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    47° / 26°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    35° / 19°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    28° / 12°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 20.1 mi away at 9,828 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

One of only a few routes catalogued on the NE Buttress of Hallett Peak, this mixed and ice climb ascends Colorado's iconic peak.

Photo of the crag

Hallett Peak - ice/mixed/snow — the crag this route is on
Hallett Peak - ice/mixed/snow, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: dmtilley, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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