Rock Garden
Rock Garden in Colorado has 66 climbing routes across 30 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads, sport, and trad.
Photo: Michael C. Rael, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 66 routes
- 5.6 – 5.13a
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit Rock Garden
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, 11.1 mi away at 7,845 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Rock Garden is a climbing area in Colorado within the L Cross Ranch Conservation Project, on land managed by a non-governmental organization. It sits in the same small cluster of crags as the Penitente Canyon climbing areas. September is a comfortable time to climb, with typical highs around 73°F and lows near 40°F. June runs a little warmer, with highs near 78°F and fewer wet days than midsummer. Those figures are typical averages from a nearby weather station at Del Norte. July and August bring the most wet days of the year. Penitente - Inner Canyon and La Garita Creek are each about 0.4 miles away. Penitente - Entrance Area is about half a mile off, and Penitente Canyon Campground, at about 0.9 miles, is the closest place to camp.
Routes (66)
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