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Supersonic

Mid-range route in the Flying Buttress sector at North Cheyenne Canyon.

5.9-
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Supersonic

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.

  1. Jan

    43° / 16°

  2. Feb

    44° / 17°

  3. Mar

    51° / 24°

  4. Apr

    57° / 31°

  5. May

    65° / 40°

  6. Jun

    76° / 50°

  7. Jul

    81° / 55°

  8. Aug

    79° / 54°

  9. Sep

    72° / 47°

  10. Oct

    60° / 33°

  11. Nov

    50° / 24°

  12. Dec

    42° / 16°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cumbre Vista - Colorado Spgs 1, CO, 14.3 mi away at 6,942 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 19 routes catalogued at North Cheyenne Canyon, this climb sits in the middle range of the crag's 5.0 to 5.13a span. Located in the Flying Buttress sector.

Photo of the crag

North Cheyenne Canyon — the crag this route is on
North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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