Colorado · Rock climbing · Cañon City

Safety Slab

Safety Slab in Colorado has 9 bouldering routes across 6 grades.

9 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Best time to visit Safety Slab

Best months: May–June 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

    49° / 18°

    4 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    50° / 20°

    4 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 26°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 33°

    7 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    73° / 43°

    8 wet · 1 snow

  6. Jun

    85° / 52°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 59°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 57°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 48°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 36°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    57° / 26°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    49° / 19°

    4 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canon City, CO, 12 mi away at 5,378 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Safety Slab is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado, about 12 miles from Canon City. The BLM manages the land, and the climbing sits among a cluster of named areas just a short distance apart. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Canon City weather station show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 69°F, while July highs climb to about 89°F and winter brings frequent snow days. Dave Dangle and Thunder Tactics are both about a tenth of a mile away, and Banks Campground is half a mile off. The Bank Campground is just beyond it, about 0.6 miles away.

Routes (9)