Colorado · Rock climbing · Sedalia

Rainy Day Rock

Rainy Day Rock in Colorado has 7 routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

7 routes
5.4 – 5.9
Trad · Sport

Is Rainy Day Rock open right now?

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 Rainy Day Rock

Best months: May–July 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.

  1. Jan

    45° / 14°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 16°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 23°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    58° / 29°

    8 wet

  5. May

    67° / 38°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 47°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 53°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 43°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 32°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 23°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 15°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cheesman, CO, 3.7 mi away at 6,880 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

Rainy Day Rock is a climbing area in the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. A nearby weather station at Cheesman, CO, records typical averages of about 67°F highs in May and 76°F in September, with July and August the warmest at around 82 to 84°F and the most wet days. Couch Potatoes and Helen's Dome are both climbing areas about 0.1 mile away. Goose Creek Campground lies about 1.8 miles off, and Hankins Pass Trail is about 2.7 miles away.

Routes (7)

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