The Winchester Cave
Winchester Cave, The in Colorado has 13 sport climbing routes on 8 difficulty grades.
- 13 routes
- 5.12a – 5.14b
- Sport
Best time to visit The Winchester Cave
Best months: May–June and August–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.
Jan
37° / 10°
8 wet
Feb
42° / 15°
7 wet
Mar
55° / 22°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 28°
9 wet
May
72° / 37°
9 wet
Jun
83° / 45°
6 wet
Jul
88° / 52°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 49°
9 wet
Sep
79° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
64° / 30°
8 wet
Nov
49° / 20°
7 wet
Dec
37° / 11°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rifle 3ene, CO, 11.2 mi away at 5,469 ft. The station sits about 1,600 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.
Winchester Cave is a climbing area in Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado, on city-managed land. It sits among several other climbing spots in the park, with Project Wall and Anti-Phil Wall each about 0.1 mile away. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rifle show May highs around 72°F and September highs near 79°F, while July climbs to about 88°F and winter highs hover in the upper 30s. Rifle Mountain Park campground is about a mile away, and the Bobcat Trail hike is roughly 2 miles off. Lakeview Campground and Main Elk Creek, a canoeing spot, are both within about 8 miles.
Routes (13)
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