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GHOST RIVER · LIMESTONE

Ghost River — Phantom Crag climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp2°C
Wind4 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity59.9%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Thursday 1 October
Good
Temp0°C
Raindry
Wind7 km/h
Gusts5 km/h
Humidity71%
No recent rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 2° dry 7 — 66.3%
07:00 1° dry 7 — 71.8%
08:00 0° dry 7 — 75.1%
09:00 -1° dry 7 — 75.7%
10:00 -1° dry 7 — 76.2%
11:00 -2° dry 7 — 76.6%
12:00 -2° dry 7 — 76.5%
13:00 -2° dry 7 — 76%
14:00 -2° dry 7 — 75.8%
15:00 2° dry 8 — 68.8%
16:00 6° dry 5 — 48.8%
17:00 8° dry 5 — 40.3%
18:00 9° dry 7 — 33.5%
19:00 11° dry 8 — 28.1%
20:00 12° dry 9 — 23.5%
21:00 13° dry 10 — 22.3%
Fri Friday 2 October
Poor
Temp4°C
Rain0.9mm
Wind11 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity81%
0.9mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° 0.2mm 7 — 69.7%
07:00 5° 0.7mm 9 — 71.8%
08:00 4° dry 9 — 74.5%
09:00 5° dry 10 — 73.1%
10:00 4° dry 10 — 75%
11:00 3° dry 10 — 79.1%
12:00 3° dry 10 — 83.1%
13:00 1° dry 10 — 88.7%
14:00 2° dry 12 — 85.9%
15:00 5° dry 13 — 80.6%
16:00 8° dry 10 — 71.4%
17:00 11° dry 8 — 59.3%
18:00 12° dry 13 — 50%
19:00 14° dry 17 — 44.1%
20:00 15° dry 19 — 39.6%
21:00 15° dry 19 — 38%
Sat Saturday 3 October
Poor
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity99%
Drying — 29h since rainHumidity 99% — likely fog/cloud
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 12 — 86.2%
07:00 4° dry 11 — 95.9%
08:00 4° dry 9 — 95.8%
09:00 4° dry 6 — 96.2%
10:00 4° dry 4 — 98.5%
11:00 4° dry 4 — 99%
12:00 4° dry 4 — 99%
18:00 11° dry 7 — 51.6%
Sun Sunday 4 October
Caution
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dryHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 5° dry 1 — 80.8%
12:00 2° dry 3 — 88.5%
18:00 15° dry 7 — 49.3%
Mon Monday 5 October
Good
Temp4°C
Raindry
Wind6 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity79%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 4 — 71.4%
12:00 4° dry 6 — 78.5%
18:00 16° dry 4 — 40.1%
Tue Tuesday 6 October
Caution
Temp2°C
Raindry
Wind5 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity89%
Should be dryHumidity 89% — potential fog
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 4° dry 4 — 86.1%
12:00 2° dry 5 — 89.1%
18:00 12° dry 9 — 53%
Wed Wednesday 7 October
Good
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity70%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 2 — 71.1%
12:00 5° dry 1 — 70.2%
18:00 15° dry 6 — 39.2%
Thu Thursday 8 October
Good
Temp5°C
Raindry
Wind8 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °C Rain Wind (km/h) Gust Hum
06:00 6° dry 7 — 69%
12:00 5° dry 8 — 67%
18:00 18° dry 4 — 32.6%

About Ghost River — Phantom Crag

Remote, windswept limestone on the front range. Chinook winds dry the rock almost instantly, making Ghost a prime shoulder-season destination when the inner ranges are snowbound. 4WD approach — treat as a fair-weather objective.

Region
Ghost River
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
1780m
Exposure
high
Seepage
low