The Solar Panel
Solar Panel, The is a 5-route sport climbing crag in Colorado with routes on 4 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.10a – 5.11b
- Sport
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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 The Solar Panel
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
40° / 21°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 20°
6 wet
Mar
47° / 26°
8 wet
Apr
51° / 30°
10 wet
May
60° / 39°
12 wet
Jun
72° / 49°
11 wet
Jul
79° / 56°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 55°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 47°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 36°
7 wet
Nov
47° / 28°
6 wet
Dec
40° / 20°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, CO, 8.3 mi away at 7,400 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Solar Panel is a sport climbing area in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The climbing sits among several named walls, with Upper Snake Eyes Wall and Snake Eyes Wall each about 0.1 mile away, and the Cache la Poudre River about 0.8 mile off. The area is a cluster of five sport routes, all first ascents by Ken Duncan and Dede Humphrey in 2015. The grades run from 5.10a to 5.11b. The routes are Rising Sun, A Little Slice Of Sunshine, Sunkist, Sunspot and Icarus. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. At a nearby weather station, typical July averages run to a high of 79°F and a low of 56°F, and September cools to a typical high of 70°F. The closest camping is Lower Narrows Campground at 0.7 mile, with Sheep Mountain Trail and the Cache la Poudre River both about 0.8 mile away.
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