Colorado · Rock climbing · Drake

Salt Block Rock

Salt Block Rock in Colorado has 8 climbing routes across 7 grades, featuring sport and trad options.

Salt Block RockPhoto: jamieotterbein, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
5.6 – 5.14a
Sport · Trad

Is Salt Block Rock open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Salt Block Rock

Best months: May–June and August–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

    44° / 15°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 17°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 25°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 31°

    8 wet

  5. May

    68° / 41°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 49°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 55°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 53°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 45°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 34°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 24°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 16°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waterdale, CO, 7.7 mi away at 5,230 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.

Salt Block Rock is a climbing area in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits in a cluster of crags, with other climbing areas and hiking trails close by. The most comfortable climbing weather typically comes in late spring and early fall. At the Waterdale weather station 7.7 miles away, September averages highs around 76°F and lows near 45°F, while July highs average about 87°F. The station sits roughly 1,350 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures here run cooler. The area has eight routes, six sport and two trad, with grades ranging from 5.6 up to 5.14a. Sport routes include Pilgrim (5.6) and Ninja Ladder (5.14a), and the trad route Yoda is rated 5.11c/d. Nearby, the Sullivan Gulch Trail starts about 0.7 miles away and Mary's Bust Area is about a mile off. The Monastery Trail lies roughly 2.6 miles away, and the North Fork Big Thompson River offers canoeing about 7 miles out.

Routes (8)

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