Colorado · Rock climbing · Bayfield

Vallecito Crags

Vallecito Crags in Colorado has 9 climbing routes with 8 distinct difficulty grades.

9 routes
5.6 – 5.12c/d
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Vallecito Crags

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.

  1. Jan

    37° / 9°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 11°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 19°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    54° / 26°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 35°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 49°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 48°

    16 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    11 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 32°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 22°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 13°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lemon Dam, CO, 10 mi away at 8,110 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

Vallecito Crags is a climbing area in the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest in Colorado, on land managed by the Forest Service. Summer brings the warmest conditions. At the Lemon Dam weather station, about 10 miles away, typical averages run to highs near 75°F in June and 79°F in July, with lows in the 40s. That station sits roughly 1,000 feet below the crags, so expect cooler temperatures at the rock. July and August also see the most wet days of the year. Other climbing is close by, with Penthouse and High Times Wall both within half a mile. The Bear Creek Loop hike starts about 0.3 miles away, and Vallecito Campground is just under a mile off.

Routes (9)

Slippery Slope, The(1)

The Ledgy Lean5.6

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