Scrappy Cliffs
Scrappy Cliffs in Colorado has 7 routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 7 routes
- 5.6 – 5.9+
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Scrappy Cliffs
Best months: May–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
36° / 12°
Feb
39° / 17°
Mar
48° / 23°
Apr
56° / 29°
May
66° / 36°
Jun
76° / 43°
Jul
80° / 51°
Aug
78° / 50°
Sep
71° / 43°
Oct
59° / 32°
Nov
46° / 22°
Dec
36° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Lewis, CO, 8.6 mi away at 7,614 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Scrappy Cliffs is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Tres Rios Field Office in Colorado, about 1.9 miles from HTR Durango Campground. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Ft Lewis weather station, about 8.6 miles away and a few hundred feet lower, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 51°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. The Upper Bc&F Trail and Upper Twin Buttes Trail both lie about 0.8 miles away. Ellen's Area and Astro Boulder, two other climbing areas, are each about 2 miles off.
Routes (7)
Abyss Cliff(1)
Boston Coal and Fuel Cliff(3)
Franklin Junction Pillar(2)
Rio Grand Southern Cliff(1)
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