Colorado · Rock climbing · Fruita

The Slabs

Slabs, The in Colorado has 9 climbing routes.

The SlabsPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
5.4 – 5.11-
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit The Slabs

Best months: April–May 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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 15°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 21°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    67° / 35°

    5 wet

  5. May

    78° / 45°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 52°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 60°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    91° / 58°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 48°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 36°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 25°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 16°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fruita, CO, 2.3 mi away at 4,498 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Slabs is a climbing area in Colorado's Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, within the Bureau of Land Management's Grand Junction Field Office near the town of Fruita. Because it sits inside designated wilderness, expect a backcountry setting managed under wilderness rules. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. A nearby weather station in Fruita records typical average highs around 67°F in April and 69°F in October, while July averages reach about 95°F. Other routes and rock are close at hand. The D2 Trail starts about a tenth of a mile away, and Slab Boulder and Devil's Gate Tower lie within a third of a mile. For an overnight base, James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park, Fruita Section, is about 2 miles off.

Routes (9)

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