Climbing Forecast Rifle Mountain Park The Anti-Phil Wall (Rifle)

RIFLE MOUNTAIN PARK · LIMESTONE

The Anti-Phil Wall (Rifle) climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp61°F
Wind2 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity36%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

1mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

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Today Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts3 mph
Humidity35%
1mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
10:00 61° dry 2 36%
11:00 60° dry 3 37.8%
12:00 59° dry 3 39.1%
13:00 59° dry 3 40.9%
14:00 64° dry 4 34.5%
15:00 68° dry 3 30.2%
16:00 72° dry 4 27.2%
17:00 74° dry 5 24.7%
18:00 77° dry 7 22.4%
19:00 79° dry 8 21.5%
20:00 81° dry 9 20.2%
21:00 80° 0.02 in 7 22.1%
Fri Friday 28 August
Caution
Temp64°F
Raindry
Wind7 mph
Gusts
Humidity38%
Drying — 14h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 65° dry 4 34.5%
07:00 64° dry 5 35.3%
08:00 63° dry 6 36.7%
09:00 63° dry 4 37.6%
10:00 62° dry 7 38.8%
11:00 60° dry 8 41.4%
12:00 60° dry 8 42.4%
13:00 61° dry 7 42.5%
14:00 65° dry 7 37.9%
15:00 69° dry 7 32.7%
16:00 72° dry 6 29.3%
17:00 74° dry 9 27.1%
18:00 77° dry 10 23.9%
19:00 78° dry 11 21.1%
20:00 79° dry 13 19.9%
21:00 78° dry 13 20.4%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Poor
Temp63°F
Rain0.05 in
Wind8 mph
Gusts
Humidity43%
1.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 64° dry 5 37%
07:00 63° dry 5 38.2%
08:00 62° dry 5 41.5%
09:00 62° dry 6 42.8%
10:00 60° dry 6 44.7%
11:00 60° dry 6 46%
12:00 59° dry 8 47.8%
13:00 59° dry 8 49.2%
14:00 65° dry 8 40.8%
15:00 68° dry 9 36.2%
16:00 71° dry 11 33%
17:00 74° dry 12 30.1%
18:00 76° 0.01 in 13 27.2%
19:00 76° dry 14 27.4%
20:00 77° dry 14 25.9%
21:00 76° dry 14 26.6%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.09 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity79%
2.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° 0.01 in 2 84%
12:00 52° 0.01 in 2 79.4%
18:00 62° 0.03 in 4 70.5%
Mon Monday 31 August
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity79%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° dry 2 73.7%
12:00 52° dry 2 78.5%
18:00 67° 0.01 in 6 47.8%
Tue Tuesday 1 September
Caution
Temp54°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts
Humidity61%
Drying — 42h since rain
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 57° dry 1 55.3%
12:00 54° dry 1 61.2%
18:00 70° dry 6 38.5%
Wed Wednesday 2 September
Poor
Temp54°F
Rain0.06 in
Wind2 mph
Gusts
Humidity89%
1.4mm rain forecast
  • Wet limestone is dangerously slippery
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° 0.01 in 3 75.5%
12:00 54° 0.00 in 2 89.3%
18:00 64° 0.03 in 7 62.4%
Thu Thursday 3 September
Poor
Temp54°F
Rain0.00 in
Wind1 mph
Gusts
Humidity70%
Only 18h since rain — needs ~45h
  • Limestone should be fine if dry
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° dry 2 69.6%
12:00 54° dry 1 70.3%
18:00 70° dry 7 44.3%

About The Anti-Phil Wall (Rifle)

The Anti-Phil Wall is one of Rifle's largest and most-visited sport walls — 40+ steep to overhanging routes on classic Leadville Limestone that varies from pale rock to grey-blue tinged stone described as 'solid overall'. Mountain Project compares it to the Blasphemy Wall at the VRG for perfect crimpers and smooth pockets. The wall trend is upper 5.12 to 5.13; Purple and Green (5.11a) is the entry-level classic and Shadowboxing (5.14d) is the hardest line. The wall's east-facing shaded aspect combined with the canyon's persistent Leadville seepage means several routes (including the namesake Anti-Phil) can stay damp through the crux — a defining Rifle character.

Region
Rifle Mountain Park
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
7201 ft
Exposure
low
Seepage
high

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