Sand Gulch
Sand Gulch in Colorado has 5 climbing routes with 5 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads and sport climbing.
- 5 routes
- V1 – V6
- Bouldering · Sport
Best time to visit Sand Gulch
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.
Jan
49° / 18°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
50° / 20°
4 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Apr
64° / 33°
7 wet · 2 snow
May
73° / 43°
8 wet · 1 snow
Jun
85° / 52°
8 wet
Jul
89° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
69° / 36°
5 wet · 1 snow
Nov
57° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Dec
49° / 19°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canon City, CO, 11 mi away at 5,378 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sand Gulch is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado, about 11 miles from Canon City. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Contest Wall and Free Form Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Mural Wall about 0.2 mile off. Sand Gulch Campground is also close by, at about 0.2 mile. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Canon City show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the upper 80s and bring the most wet days of the year. The Bank Campground is about 0.6 mile away, and BLM Trail 5825A is about 1.4 miles off. Fourmile Creek, a paddling spot, lies about 5.7 miles away.
Routes (5)
Dead Colt Canyon(2)
Sand Gulch Bouldering(3)
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