Windy Gap
Windy Gap is a 5-route sport climbing crag in Colorado with routes across 3 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10c
- Sport
Best time to visit Windy Gap
Best months: June–July 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.
Jan
26° / 3°
11 wet
Feb
30° / 4°
10 wet
Mar
40° / 13°
9 wet
Apr
48° / 23°
10 wet
May
59° / 31°
11 wet
Jun
70° / 38°
10 wet
Jul
75° / 44°
12 wet
Aug
73° / 43°
13 wet
Sep
67° / 36°
10 wet
Oct
55° / 27°
8 wet
Nov
40° / 18°
8 wet
Dec
28° / 8°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Lake 6 Ssw, CO, 8.6 mi away at 8,288 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Windy Gap is a climbing area in Colorado on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management through its Kremmling Field Office. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical July averages at a nearby weather station run to highs around 75°F and lows near 44°F. Winters are harsh, with January highs averaging about 26°F and lows near 3°F. The closest place to camp is Willow Creek Group, a campground about 3 miles away. Mesa Trail lies roughly 4 miles off, and the Fraser to Granby Trail is about 5 miles away. Climbers looking for more rock can head to the Grand County / Fraser Valley climbing area, about 7 miles from Windy Gap.
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