Colorado · Rock climbing · Estes Park

Unknown Chasm

Near the lower end of The Bookend's grade range among 27 catalogued routes.

5.7
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is Unknown Chasm open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Best time to visit Unknown Chasm

Best months: May–June and 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.

  1. Jan

    37° / 16°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    38° / 16°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    45° / 21°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 26°

    10 wet

  5. May

    61° / 35°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 43°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 48°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 46°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 39°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 30°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 23°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 16°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Estes Park 3 Sse, CO, 4.1 mi away at 7,812 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 27 routes catalogued at The Bookend, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's 5.6–5.12d range.

Photo of the crag

The Bookend — the crag this route is on
The Bookend, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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