Staircase Towers
Staircase Towers in Colorado has 5 traditional climbing routes.
- 5 routes
- 5.8 – 5.9+
- Trad
Best time to visit Staircase Towers
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
41° / 11°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 14°
5 wet
Mar
50° / 21°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
6 wet
May
67° / 36°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 43°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 11.1 mi away at 7,954 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Staircase Towers is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's Royal Gorge Field Office, about 1.8 miles from the Hecla Junction North climbing area and 2.4 miles from Hecla Junction campground. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The climbing here is all trad, with five routes ranging from 5.8 to 5.9+. Hazel's Way and JMPT are both 5.8, and Boner Jam is the hardest at 5.9+. The routes were first climbed between 2015 and 2016. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Buena Vista show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, while July and August bring the most wet days, about 12 each month. Hecla Junction campground and the Turret Trail 6045 hike are both within 3 miles. Chalk Creek Campground and RV Park and Ruby Mountain Campground are a little farther out, about 5 miles away.
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