Right now

Temp77°F

Wind8 mph

Gusts12 mph

Humidity33.4%

Rain 48hdry

Last rainNone recent

Assessment

0.7mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

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Today Monday 24 August

Poor

Temp79°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind7 mph

Gusts12 mph

Humidity31%

0.7mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

15:00 77° dry 8 — 33.4%

16:00 82° dry 8 — 29.1%

17:00 84° 0.00 in 7 — 25.9%

18:00 84° 0.00 in 8 — 26.9%

19:00 85° dry 7 — 25%

20:00 87° dry 9 — 22.4%

21:00 87° dry 9 — 22.3%

Tue Tuesday 25 August

Poor

Temp66°F

Rain0.2 in

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity54%

5.3mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 64° dry 5 — 66.7%

07:00 62° dry 5 — 67.3%

08:00 61° dry 5 — 69.3%

09:00 60° dry 6 — 69.3%

10:00 60° dry 7 — 66.4%

11:00 60° dry 7 — 64.7%

12:00 59° dry 8 — 65.7%

13:00 61° dry 9 — 63.1%

14:00 70° dry 8 — 48.2%

15:00 77° dry 6 — 37%

16:00 81° dry 7 — 29.7%

17:00 83° 0.00 in 8 — 26%

18:00 84° 0.02 in 9 — 26.3%

19:00 83° 0.01 in 7 — 27.3%

20:00 82° 0.1 in 12 — 30.8%

21:00 73° 0.03 in 5 — 64.4%

Wed Wednesday 26 August

Poor

Temp64°F

Rain0.1 in

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity63%

3mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 61° dry 3 — 77.5%

07:00 59° dry 5 — 83%

08:00 58° dry 6 — 85.6%

09:00 58° dry 7 — 84.1%

10:00 58° dry 8 — 81.2%

11:00 58° dry 8 — 77.5%

12:00 58° dry 8 — 75.1%

13:00 60° dry 8 — 69.7%

14:00 68° dry 7 — 55.5%

15:00 74° dry 6 — 44.1%

16:00 78° dry 5 — 38.2%

17:00 81° 0.00 in 6 — 35%

18:00 81° 0.01 in 10 — 33.8%

19:00 78° 0.01 in 13 — 37.8%

20:00 76° 0.04 in 9 — 49.4%

21:00 73° 0.02 in 9 — 59.6%

Thu Thursday 27 August

Caution

Temp57°F

Rain0.00 in

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity71%

Drying — 14h since rain

Limestone should be fine if dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 59° dry 6 — 83.5%

12:00 58° dry 6 — 70.9%

18:00 82° 0.01 in 5 — 33%

Fri Friday 28 August

Poor

Temp59°F

Rain0.02 in

Wind8 mph

Gusts—

Humidity60%

0.4mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 59° dry 5 — 86.3%

12:00 60° dry 8 — 60.2%

18:00 86° 0.01 in 4 — 24.9%

Sat Saturday 29 August

Good

Temp61°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity54%

Should be dry

Limestone should be fine if dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 65° dry 2 — 56%

12:00 62° dry 7 — 54%

18:00 88° dry 5 — 20%

Sun Sunday 30 August

Good

Temp64°F

Raindry

Wind7 mph

Gusts—

Humidity52%

Should be dry

Limestone should be fine if dry

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 67° dry 6 — 45.6%

12:00 64° dry 7 — 51.8%

18:00 80° dry 6 — 30.7%

Mon Monday 31 August

Poor

Temp64°F

Rain0.03 in

Wind6 mph

Gusts—

Humidity48%

0.7mm rain forecast

Wet limestone is dangerously slippery

Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum

06:00 64° dry 6 — 56.2%

12:00 64° 0.01 in 6 — 47.8%

18:00 67° 0.02 in 2 — 79.4%

About Cactus Cliff (Shelf Road)

Cactus Cliff is Shelf Road's flagship and "hands down the most well-rounded sport crag in Colorado" per Mountain Project — a south-south-west-facing Ordovician Fremont Limestone wall with at least one route of every grade from 5.7 to 5.14a. Consensus classics span the moderate spectrum that made Shelf Road famous: — one of the most-climbed 5.7 sport routes in Colorado — LaCholla Jackson (5.8+), Dihedrus (5.10b), Three-Quarter Ton (5.10b/c), and Wadsworth Boulevard (5.10c). 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

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