Colorado · Rock climbing · Sedalia

Pocket Knife

Mid-upper range climb within Sawblade Ridge's Southern Sun Spire sector.

5.11b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Pocket Knife

Best months: June–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

    33° / 9°

  2. Feb

    34° / 11°

  3. Mar

    41° / 17°

  4. Apr

    47° / 23°

  5. May

    57° / 31°

  6. Jun

    69° / 41°

  7. Jul

    74° / 47°

  8. Aug

    71° / 45°

  9. Sep

    65° / 38°

  10. Oct

    54° / 27°

  11. Nov

    42° / 18°

  12. Dec

    33° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Divide 4nw, CO, 21.8 mi away at 9,134 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of nine routes catalogued at Sawblade Ridge, this climb sits in the middle-upper range of the Southern Sun Spire sector's 5.10a to 5.12a span.

Photo of the crag

Sawblade Ridge — the crag this route is on
Sawblade Ridge, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ben Mason, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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