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CLEAR CREEK CANYON · GNEISS · bird ban

Clear Creek Canyon (Wall of Justice + Anarchy Wall area) weather & climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp54°F
Wind7 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity49.1%
Rain 48hdry
Last rain57h ago

Assessment

Should be dry
Good friction temperature range for gneiss

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Saturday 10 October
Good
Temp32°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts11 mph
Humidity49%
Should be dry
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 — dry — — null%
14:00 — dry — — null%
Sun Sunday 11 October
Good
Temp68°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts—
Humidity31%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 50° dry 8 — 60.1%
07:00 50° dry 8 — 60.6%
08:00 51° dry 7 — 58.1%
09:00 56° dry 6 — 49.9%
10:00 62° dry 5 — 38.6%
11:00 65° dry 5 — 33.6%
12:00 66° dry 5 — 33.8%
13:00 69° dry 6 — 32.2%
14:00 73° dry 9 — 27.8%
15:00 73° dry 10 — 26.4%
16:00 74° dry 9 — 24.8%
17:00 73° dry 10 — 25.2%
18:00 69° dry 8 — 30.1%
19:00 61° dry 6 — 41%
20:00 60° dry 7 — 43.1%
21:00 56° dry 8 — 49.3%
Mon Monday 12 October
Good
Temp70°F
Raindry
Wind12 mph
Gusts—
Humidity20%
Should be dry
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 46° dry 10 — 53.1%
07:00 46° dry 9 — 54.4%
08:00 49° dry 10 — 48.6%
09:00 58° dry 11 — 35.9%
10:00 64° dry 12 — 28.4%
11:00 68° dry 11 — 22.6%
12:00 70° dry 11 — 20%
13:00 72° dry 10 — 19.1%
14:00 73° dry 10 — 16.7%
15:00 73° dry 12 — 15.8%
16:00 72° dry 15 — 17.1%
17:00 71° dry 13 — 15.7%
18:00 68° dry 11 — 19.9%
19:00 61° dry 7 — 26.3%
20:00 56° dry 8 — 32.9%
21:00 53° dry 6 — 38.5%
Tue Tuesday 13 October
Good
Temp57°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind5 mph
Gusts—
Humidity54%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 42° dry 4 — 80.9%
07:00 41° dry 3 — 83%
08:00 44° dry 3 — 73.9%
09:00 49° dry 3 — 63.2%
10:00 53° dry 4 — 59.7%
11:00 56° dry 5 — 56%
12:00 60° 0.00 in 7 — 45.6%
18:00 54° dry 4 — 68.6%
Wed Wednesday 14 October
Poor
Temp45°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity98%
2.3mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 45° 0.03 in 5 — 100%
12:00 44° 0.02 in 6 — 97.8%
18:00 42° 0.04 in 5 — 99.3%
Thu Thursday 15 October
Poor
Temp43°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts—
Humidity90%
1.5mm rain forecastHumidity 90% — potential fog
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
  • Damp air — friction edges may feel greasy
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° dry 2 — 98%
12:00 42° 0.01 in 6 — 90.3%
18:00 42° 0.05 in 6 — 98.8%
Fri Friday 16 October
Poor
Temp45°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity85%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet gneiss is slick — let the rock dry before leading
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 40° 0.01 in 3 — 99.7%
12:00 44° dry 4 — 85.2%
18:00 44° dry 3 — 88%
Sat Saturday 17 October
Good
Temp61°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts—
Humidity47%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for gneiss
  • Gneiss climbs well when dry; foliation planes can hold moisture on shaded aspects
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 38° dry 6 — 85.3%
12:00 61° dry 4 — 46.7%
18:00 53° dry 2 — 67.4%
Access
Annual raptor closures typically run February 1 – July 31
Bird ban (02-01 to 07-31)
USFS closes specific Clear Creek walls Feb 1 – Jul 31 for golden eagle and peregrine nesting — sub-list changes annually. Check Boulder Climbing Community closures page (boulderclimbers.org) before travelling.

About Clear Creek Canyon (Wall of Justice + Anarchy Wall area)

Clear Creek Canyon is greater Denver's flagship sport-climbing canyon — over 1,000 bolted routes on Precambrian gneiss along US-6 between Golden and Idaho Springs, twenty minutes west of downtown Denver. The rock is metamorphic gneiss with what climbers call the trademark "swirly pattern with crimps that are easier on your skin than sharp granite edges" — a mix of gneiss, schist, and sandy granite band that runs differently than Boulder Canyon's uniform granodiorite. Sub-areas include Wall of Justice, New River Wall, Primo Wall, Anarchy Wall, and The Playground. Aspect varies wall-to-wall since the canyon runs east-west — south-facing walls (Red Slab, Dog House) climb through winter. on specific walls including Eagle Rock — check on-site or the Boulder Climbing Community's closures page. Approaches are 5–10 minutes from roadside pull-offs on US-6; USFS and Jefferson County Open Space land, no fee. Speed limit through the canyon is 40 mph — enforced. For per-route beta, climbers reference Kevin Murphy's *Clear Creek Canyon Sport Climbing*.

Region
Clear Creek Canyon
Rock type
Gneiss
Aspect
mixed-facing
Altitude
5764 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low