Colorado · Rock climbing · Glade Park

Unknown (.13-)

Near the top of Bang's Canyon's grade range.

5.13b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Unknown (.13-)

Best months: April–May 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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 21°

    6 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    45° / 25°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    56° / 34°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    63° / 39°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    74° / 49°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 58°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    90° / 62°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 54°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 41°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 31°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    39° / 22°

    6 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Nm, CO, 10.1 mi away at 5,781 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Among the 10 routes catalogued at Bang's Canyon, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range, which spans from 5.10b/c to 5.13c/d.

Photo of the crag

Bang's Canyon — the crag this route is on
Bang's Canyon, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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