Penitente - Inner Canyon
Penitente - Inner Canyon has 79 climbing routes in Colorado.
Photo: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 79 routes
- 5.7 – 5.13a
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Penitente - Inner Canyon
Best months: May–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
35° / 7°
4 wet
Feb
40° / 13°
4 wet
Mar
51° / 21°
5 wet
Apr
59° / 27°
5 wet
May
68° / 36°
6 wet
Jun
78° / 44°
6 wet
Jul
80° / 50°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 48°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 30°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 18°
4 wet
Dec
36° / 9°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Del Norte 3ene, CO, 10.7 mi away at 7,845 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Penitente - Inner Canyon is a climbing area in Colorado on Bureau of Land Management land managed by the San Luis Valley Field Office. It sits just beyond the canyon's entrance, deeper into the same Penitente climbing area. Late spring through early fall is the most comfortable stretch for climbing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station outside Del Norte show June highs around 78°F with lows near 44°F, and September highs around 73°F with lows near 40°F. July and August bring more wet days than the rest of the year. The Penitente - Entrance Area is about 0.1 mile away, and Rock Garden offers more climbing about 0.4 mile off. Penitente Canyon Campground lies roughly half a mile from the inner canyon, and riders can head to the Iglesia de San Juan mountain biking trails about 0.4 mile away.
Routes (79)
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