Sign Crack Area
Sign Crack Area is a climbing crag in Colorado with 5 routes.
Photo: jamieotterbein, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11c
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Is Sign Crack Area open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.
Salt Cabin Prescribed (RX) Fire Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-10 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
West Crystal A - Mechanical Fuelbreak Area and Road Closure
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-04 · USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District
Cameron Peak Fire Road Closures
Agency alert covering Canyon Lakes Ranger District · Order 02-10-05-26-01 · USFS · 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 Sign Crack Area
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.
Jan
44° / 15°
4 wet
Feb
45° / 17°
4 wet
Mar
53° / 25°
5 wet
Apr
60° / 31°
8 wet
May
68° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 49°
8 wet
Jul
87° / 55°
8 wet
Aug
84° / 53°
8 wet
Sep
76° / 45°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 34°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 24°
4 wet
Dec
43° / 16°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waterdale, CO, 1.5 mi away at 5,230 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Sign Crack Area 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 among several other climbing spots, with Beer Slabs, Between Shark's Fin Wall & Bridge Wall North (Practice Rock) and Ledges, The all about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Waterdale weather station show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 87°F. Hikers can reach O'Keepa Trail about 1.4 miles away and Grouse Hollow Trail about 1.5 miles away. Paddlers will find the Big Thompson River roughly 3.9 miles off.
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