Colorado · Rock climbing · Sedalia

Skinner Mountain

Skinner Mountain in Colorado has 10 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

10 routes
5.5 – 5.11b
Trad · Sport

Is Skinner Mountain open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 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 Skinner Mountain

Best months: June–July 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

    38° / 9°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 10°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 18°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    54° / 23°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 31°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 38°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 44°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 43°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 35°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 24°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    45° / 16°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 9°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bailey, CO, 12.9 mi away at 7,752 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Skinner Mountain is a climbing area in the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the forest's ranger district system, which makes it a Forest Service land unit rather than a state or national park. For comfortable climbing weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from the nearby Bailey weather station, which sits a few hundred feet lower than the summit, show June highs around 75°F and September highs around 71°F with fewer wet days than the summer months. The closest neighbors are Kelsey Campground and the Campground Trail, both about a third of a mile away. The Da Butts climbing area is about 1.6 miles off. For a change of pace, the South Platte River fishing access is roughly 7 miles away.

Routes (10)