Colorado · Rock climbing · Crawford

Petit Mal

Near the top of the grade range at North Rim Routes.

5.11
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Petit Mal open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists an alert for Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

  • No Water Available in Park

    Park alert covering Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · NPS · Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

As of · Source: NPS · Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Petit Mal

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

    37° / 13°

  2. Feb

    40° / 16°

  3. Mar

    49° / 23°

  4. Apr

    56° / 29°

  5. May

    66° / 38°

  6. Jun

    76° / 46°

  7. Jul

    82° / 53°

  8. Aug

    81° / 52°

  9. Sep

    72° / 44°

  10. Oct

    60° / 33°

  11. Nov

    47° / 23°

  12. Dec

    36° / 13°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Black Canyon Of The Gunnison, CO, 1.9 mi away at 8,151 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

Among the nine routes catalogued at North Rim Routes, this climb sits near the top of the grade range established across the Island Peaks Overlook sector.

Photo of the crag

North Rim Routes — the crag this route is on
North Rim Routes, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: daveynin, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Local businesses nearby

Outfitters and businesses near Crawford. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

Peak Mountain Guides

Rock Climbing business nearby (~38 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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