Colorado · Rock climbing · Colorado Springs

Southwest Face / Finger Face

Near Colorado Springs

Southwest Face / Finger FacePhoto: Bold Frontiers, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
13 routes
5.4 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit Southwest Face / Finger Face

Best months: April–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.

  1. Jan

    45° / 18°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 20°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 27°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    61° / 34°

    8 wet

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 53°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 58°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 57°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 49°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 37°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 19°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 11.4 mi away at 6,181 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Southwest Face / Finger Face is a climbing area in Garden of the Gods Park, a city-managed park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The park's city land makes it an easy base for a day of climbing or a longer stay in the area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, while July climbs to about 86°F and winter highs sit in the mid-40s. The White Twin and Twin Spires climbing areas are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Central Garden Trail and Palmer Trail are both about 0.2 mile off. For an overnight stay, Garden of the Gods RV Resort is about 1.5 miles away.

Routes (13)

Pig DreamsFA: Peter Gallagher & Fred Aschert - Spring, 19815.10aLower Finger DirectFA: Herby Hendricks, Max Hinkle, 1960s5.10bNo Ethics RequiredFA: Dave Bowman & Bob Robertson, 19805.10bClip It or Skip It (aka Skip It or Clip It)FA: Fred Aschert, 19895.11aEast-Ledge Traverse5.4Finger RampFA: Borgman and Cheyney, 19605.7+Lower Finger TraverseFA: Radigen, Howells, Auld, and Hendricks5.8Place in the SunFA: Ed Webster, Leonard Coyne et al., 19775.8Son of TidricksFA: Leonard Coyne, Gary Campbell, 19765.8Tidrick'sFA: Rick Tidrick with friends5.9Upper Finger TraverseFA: Paul Radigan, Art Howells, John Auld, Herby Hendicks, 1960s5.9ChattersFA: Bob Robertson, Bob D'Antonio, and Larry Kledzik, Fall of 1982.5.9+Upper Finger DirectFA: Michael Dudley, 19675.9+

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