Colorado · Rock climbing · Duffield

Saint Peter's Overlook

Saint Peter's Overlook in Colorado has 6 routes from 5.7 to 5.11c on sandstone.

6 routes
5.9- – 5.12-
Trad · Mixed

Is Saint Peter's Overlook open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 11 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 Saint Peter's Overlook

Best months: May–June and 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

    39° / 13°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    39° / 14°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    45° / 20°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    50° / 26°

    8 wet

  5. May

    59° / 33°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 46°

    16 wet

  8. Aug

    72° / 45°

    16 wet

  9. Sep

    66° / 39°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 30°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 19°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 13°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ruxton Park, CO, 7.3 mi away at 9,060 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

Saint Peter's Overlook is a climbing area in the Pikes Peak Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with Saint Peters Dome about 0.3 miles away and the West Face of Hurricane Wall and Hurricane Ridge each about a mile off. The area has six routes, four of which are trad and two mixed, with grades ranging from 5.9- to 5.12-. The Martyr, a trad route first climbed in the early '60s, and The Ascension, a trad route at 5.9- by Mark Van Horn in the early 90s, are among the most established. Pearly Gates is a 5.10a trad route, and Athenian Arete, a 5.12- trad route, is the hardest of the bunch. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Ruxton Park, about 7 miles away, show July highs around 74°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs stay around 39°F. The station sits about 500 feet lower than the overlook, so temperatures here run a little cooler.

Routes (6)

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