Promontory Ridge/The Bear?
12-route climbing area in Colorado with mixed, sport, and trad options.
- 12 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11
- Trad · Mixed · Sport
Best time to visit Promontory Ridge/The Bear?
Best months: 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
33° / 16°
10 wet
Feb
34° / 15°
10 wet
Mar
41° / 20°
11 wet
Apr
46° / 24°
13 wet
May
55° / 33°
14 wet
Jun
67° / 41°
13 wet
Jul
73° / 48°
14 wet
Aug
71° / 46°
15 wet
Sep
64° / 39°
10 wet
Oct
52° / 30°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 21°
8 wet
Dec
33° / 15°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Coal Creek Canyon, CO, 3.5 mi away at 8,950 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Promontory Ridge/The Bear is a climbing area in Golden Gate Canyon State Park in Colorado, on land managed by State Fish and Wildlife. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Coal Creek Canyon weather station put July highs around 73°F and lows near 48°F, with about 14 wet days in the month. That station sits lower than the crag, so temperatures up on the rock run cooler. Two hikes start close by: Coyote Trail and Mule Deer Trail are each about half a mile away. Dude's Throne, another climbing area, is about 1.1 miles off. For an overnight stay, Cold Springs Campground lies roughly 3.6 miles away.
Routes (12)
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