The Gallery
The Gallery in Colorado has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering bouldering and sport climbing.
- 6 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.13a
- Sport · Bouldering
Best time to visit The Gallery
Best months: May–June and September–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
49° / 18°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
50° / 20°
4 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Apr
64° / 33°
7 wet · 2 snow
May
73° / 43°
8 wet · 1 snow
Jun
85° / 52°
8 wet
Jul
89° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
69° / 36°
5 wet · 1 snow
Nov
57° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Dec
49° / 19°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canon City, CO, 11 mi away at 5,378 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Gallery is a climbing area in Colorado on Bureau of Land Management land within the Royal Gorge Field Office. It sits close to the town of Canon City, about 11 miles from the weather station in Canon City that provides the area's typical climate averages. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from that station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F, while July and August climb into the high 80s with the most wet days of the year. Several other climbing areas lie just a tenth of a mile away, including Menses Prow, Mural Wall and Far Side. Sand Gulch Campground is about 0.4 miles off for an overnight stay.
Routes (6)
Incredible Hulk Boulder, The(4)
Lou Ferrigno Boulder(2)
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