Right now

Temp62°F

Wind11 mph

Gusts16 mph

Humidity45.3%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

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Today Saturday 10 October

Good

Temp32°F

Raindry

Wind11 mph

Gusts16 mph

Humidity45%

No recent rain

Limestone should be fine if dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 — dry — — null%

14:00 — dry — — null%

Sun Sunday 11 October

Good

Temp73°F

Raindry

Wind12 mph

Gusts—

Humidity36%

No recent rain

Limestone should be fine if dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 57° dry 9 — 60.7%

07:00 57° dry 9 — 61.4%

08:00 59° dry 9 — 59.6%

09:00 64° dry 9 — 50.2%

10:00 66° dry 10 — 45.6%

11:00 69° dry 11 — 42.7%

12:00 71° dry 13 — 41.1%

13:00 74° dry 14 — 34.2%

14:00 76° dry 14 — 30.1%

15:00 76° dry 12 — 29.6%

16:00 76° dry 11 — 30.6%

17:00 74° dry 10 — 33.2%

18:00 70° dry 8 — 40.2%

19:00 66° dry 13 — 41.2%

20:00 63° dry 13 — 51.6%

21:00 60° dry 7 — 56%

Mon Monday 12 October

Good

Temp70°F

Raindry

Wind13 mph

Gusts—

Humidity29%

No recent rain

Limestone should be fine if dry
Breezy — helps drying

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 55° dry 15 — 51.2%

07:00 55° dry 14 — 51%

08:00 57° dry 13 — 47.8%

09:00 61° dry 14 — 39.1%

10:00 65° dry 15 — 35.6%

11:00 67° dry 15 — 33.3%

12:00 69° dry 15 — 31.5%

13:00 71° dry 13 — 28.4%

14:00 72° dry 13 — 26.9%

15:00 73° dry 11 — 26.3%

16:00 73° dry 8 — 24%

17:00 73° dry 9 — 23.8%

18:00 69° dry 8 — 27.2%

19:00 63° dry 7 — 35%

20:00 60° dry 6 — 40.4%

21:00 58° dry 8 — 44.8%

Tue Tuesday 13 October

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity37%

No recent rain

Limestone should be fine if dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 53° dry 6 — 60.9%

07:00 51° dry 6 — 65.1%

08:00 53° dry 8 — 62.3%

09:00 60° dry 6 — 48.3%

10:00 63° dry 6 — 44%

11:00 65° dry 6 — 36.2%

12:00 67° dry 8 — 32.1%

18:00 66° dry 2 — 33.6%

Wed Wednesday 14 October

Poor

Temp57°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind9 mph

Gusts—

Humidity84%

0.7mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 48° 0.01 in 1 — 72.7%

12:00 56° 0.01 in 9 — 84.2%

18:00 52° 0.01 in 7 — 91.4%

Thu Thursday 15 October

Poor

Temp50°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity90%

0.7mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 47° 0.01 in 2 — 96.8%

12:00 50° 0.01 in 6 — 89.7%

18:00 52° 0.01 in 3 — 70.4%

Fri Friday 16 October

Poor

Temp46°F

Rain0.07 in

Wind3 mph

Gusts—

Humidity99%

1.9mm rain forecastHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 46° 0.03 in 3 — 99.6%

12:00 47° 0.02 in 3 — 99.2%

18:00 46° dry 4 — 99.8%

Sat Saturday 17 October

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind4 mph

Gusts—

Humidity47%

Should be dry

Limestone should be fine if dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 42° dry 3 — 88.9%

12:00 65° dry 4 — 47%

18:00 61° dry 2 — 55.4%

About Cactus Cliff (Shelf Road)

The rock is 500-million-year-old Ordovician limestone — hard, erosion-resistant, blackened by desert varnish on the exposed faces. SSW aspect and Cañon City's high-desert climate mean this is Colorado's premier winter sport-climbing venue — often the only US option outside desert areas in January and February. Too hot in high summer. Approach ~10 minutes from the parking lot near The Bank Campground. BLM Royal Gorge Field Office land; free day-use, camping fee at Sand Gulch and The Bank campgrounds (recreation.gov reservations required for popular weekends). For per-route beta and topos, climbers reference Bob D'Antonio's *Rock Climbing Shelf Road* (Falcon Guide).

Region: Shelf Road
Rock type: Limestone
Aspect: south-west-facing
Altitude: 6722 ft
Exposure: high
Seepage: very-low

Other crags in this region

The Gallery (Shelf Road)