Colorado · Rock climbing · Bellvue

Old Aid Wall aka Upper Echelon Wall

Near Bellvue

10 routes
5.9 – 5.13c
Sport · Trad

Is Old Aid Wall aka Upper Echelon Wall open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Old Aid Wall aka Upper Echelon Wall

Best months: May–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

    40° / 21°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 20°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 26°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 30°

    10 wet

  5. May

    60° / 39°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 49°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 56°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 55°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 47°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 36°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 28°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 20°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, CO, 6.7 mi away at 7,400 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Old Aid Wall, also known as Upper Echelon Wall, is a climbing area in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 56°F, while winter highs stay near 40°F. That station sits about 1,200 feet below the wall, so expect temperatures here to run cooler. The closest neighbors are the Chimney Sweep Wall and Sail, both about 0.1 mile away. Stove Prairie Landing Campground and Ansel Watrous Campground are each about a mile and a half off.

Routes (10)