Palisade
Palisade in Colorado has 6 climbing routes across 4 grades, offering bouldering and trad.
Photo: inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 6 routes
- V1 – V4
- Bouldering · Trad
Best time to visit Palisade
Best months: March–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.
Jan
40° / 21°
5 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 26°
5 wet · 2 snow
Mar
58° / 34°
6 wet · 1 snow
Apr
66° / 40°
7 wet
May
76° / 50°
6 wet
Jun
87° / 58°
3 wet
Jul
93° / 65°
5 wet
Aug
90° / 63°
6 wet
Sep
81° / 55°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 42°
6 wet
Nov
53° / 31°
5 wet · 1 snow
Dec
41° / 22°
5 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Palisade, CO, 0.3 mi away at 4,751 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Palisade is a climbing area in Colorado with 6 routes spanning 4 distinct difficulty grades. The crag features both bouldering pads and traditional climbing options.
Routes (6)
Boulder Park(1)
Gorgoroth Rock(3)
Isenmouthe Block(1)
Palisade Rim Trail (Pictograph Trail)(1)
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