Climbing Forecast Rifle Mountain Park The Project Wall (Rifle)

RIFLE MOUNTAIN PARK · LIMESTONE

The Project 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

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

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 Project Wall (Rifle)

The Project Wall is 'Rifle's most public crag, sitting literally 5 feet off the road' per Mountain Project — a 200+ foot Leadville Limestone wall two miles up the canyon. 37 total routes ranging 5.10a to 5.14c, with a central cave containing the steeper hard routes and the surrounding faces following direct lines on blue and grey water streaks. The visible water streaks are a giveaway that this wall is one of the canyon's wetter sectors — active seepage keeps route-specific wet lines running through summer. Rehabilitator (5.11d) is the entry-level Rifle tick everyone should experience. Road noise and tourist traffic are trade-offs for the roadside access.

Region
Rifle Mountain Park
Rock type
Limestone
Aspect
west-facing
Altitude
7165 ft
Exposure
low
Seepage
high

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