Colorado · Rock climbing · Colorado Springs

West Face

West Face in Colorado has 5 mixed, sport, and trad routes ranging from moderate to hard.

West FacePhoto: slopjop, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.6 – 5.11a
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit West Face

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, 10.5 mi away at 6,942 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

West Face is a climbing area in Garden of the Gods Park, on city land managed by the city. No nearest town is named here beyond the park itself, so the park is the anchor for finding it. For timing, typical averages from a nearby weather station put September highs around 72°F with lows near 47°F, while June runs about 76°F by day and 50°F at night. Midsummer highs climb to about 81°F in July, and winter highs sit in the low 40s. The closest neighbors are Kindergarten Rock and East Face, each about 0.1 mile away, so it's easy to string together a day at several crags. Ute Trail and Central Garden Trail are both about 0.2 mile off for walking between climbs. For an overnight base, Garden of the Gods RV Resort is about 1.2 miles away.

Routes (5)

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