Colorado · Rock climbing · Durango

X Rock

X Rock in Colorado has 22 climbing routes across 14 grades, featuring bouldering, sport, and trad.

22 routes
5.2 – 5.11d
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit X Rock

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

    39° / 13°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    45° / 19°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 25°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 30°

    7 wet

  5. May

    71° / 37°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 46°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 53°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 44°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 33°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 13°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Durango, CO, 1.4 mi away at 6,761 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

X Rock is a climbing area in Colorado, about 2.7 miles from Durango. It sits right beside two other climbing areas, The Gullies and Gold Wall, each about 0.1 mile away, so it works well as part of a cluster of routes in the Durango area. The area has 22 routes, with styles ranging from sport and mixed to trad, and the hardest climbs reach 5.11d. The School Room is a mixed route at 5.2, and XRB is a sport route at 5.11d. The YDS scale runs from 5.2 up to 5.11d, with a median of about 5.9+. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Durango show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 76°F, while July and August bring the most wet days. The Animas Mountain Trail and Wilbert's Way Trail are both about half a mile away. For an overnight stay, Alpen Rose RV Park is about 2.7 miles off, and Junction Creek Campground is about 3.4 miles away.

Routes (22)