South
South in Colorado has 58 climbing routes across 27 grades, featuring bouldering pads, mixed, and trad styles.
Photo: supercraigtalbert, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 58 routes
- 5.0 – 5.14a
- Trad · Bouldering · Mixed
Best time to visit South
Best months: May–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.
Jan
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 3.7 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
South is a rock climbing area in Colorado on land managed as city land. It sits among a cluster of crags and trails, which makes it easy to combine with other objectives in a single outing. Summer into early fall is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at about 7,970 feet run from highs near 79°F and lows around 50°F in July to highs around 70°F and lows near 41°F in September. Winter is far colder, with typical highs around 40°F and lows near 17°F from December through February. Shanahan Crag and Mamoonious are both about 0.1 mile away, so you can easily add another stop. The Shanahan - South Fork Trail and Bear Peak Trail are each about 0.4 mile off.
Routes (58)
Angel's Wings aka Devil's Wings(4)
Angel's Wings aka Devil's Wings, West Face(4)
Bongo Boulder(2)
Chimera(1)
Cubicle Crag(2)
Damascus(2)
Devil's Horns(3)
Devil's Pinkie (AKA South Pinnacle)(1)
Devil's Thumb(3)
Forgotten Flatiron aka Icarus(1)
Harmon Flatironette(3)
Harmon's East(1)
Isolation Rock(2)
Keel, The(1)
Love and Marriage Boulder, The(1)
Madein Boulder(1)
Major Maroon Boulder(1)
Medusa(2)
Poot Ridge(1)
Pup, The(1)
Pyramid(2)
Rudder, The(1)
Saqqara(1)
Sibling, The(3)
Toddler Rock(1)
Tower Of The Moon(2)
Unknown Rock(2)
X Crack Boulder(2)
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