Climbing Forecast Lumpy Ridge Twin Owls

LUMPY RIDGE · GRANITE

Twin Owls climbing conditions

Poor — wet, too windy or closed

Right now

Temp69°F
Wind8 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity37.5%
Rain 48hdry
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

5.2mm rain forecast

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 24 August
Poor
Temp72°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts12 mph
Humidity35%
5.2mm rain forecast
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
15:00 69° dry 8 37.5%
16:00 73° dry 6 32.7%
17:00 77° dry 7 28.7%
18:00 78° 0.02 in 7 26.9%
19:00 74° 0.05 in 8 36%
20:00 71° 0.06 in 8 49.3%
21:00 66° 0.02 in 6 60.4%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Poor
Temp57°F
Rain0.4 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts
Humidity65%
9.2mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 8 87.7%
07:00 53° dry 6 87.4%
08:00 50° dry 4 91.4%
09:00 50° dry 5 89.8%
10:00 49° dry 6 86.8%
11:00 50° dry 7 81%
12:00 51° dry 7 77.8%
13:00 52° dry 7 75.4%
14:00 61° dry 5 62.4%
15:00 69° dry 5 40.2%
16:00 73° dry 6 33.7%
17:00 76° 0.04 in 5 30.3%
18:00 71° 0.1 in 9 46.3%
19:00 64° 0.04 in 5 72.9%
20:00 67° 0.05 in 6 55.1%
21:00 66° 0.02 in 6 57.9%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Poor
Temp55°F
Rain0.2 in
Wind4 mph
Gusts
Humidity75%
4.6mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 52° dry 7 89.8%
07:00 50° dry 6 96.2%
08:00 48° dry 6 97.6%
09:00 48° dry 5 96.6%
10:00 47° dry 4 94.4%
11:00 47° dry 4 92.4%
12:00 47° dry 4 90.9%
13:00 48° dry 4 86.9%
14:00 58° dry 5 75.2%
15:00 67° dry 2 45.4%
16:00 70° 0.01 in 5 40.9%
17:00 68° 0.04 in 6 50.6%
18:00 63° 0.04 in 5 69.4%
19:00 64° 0.01 in 5 67.1%
20:00 70° 0.02 in 3 42.4%
21:00 69° 0.04 in 8 47%
Thu Thursday 27 August
Poor
Temp50°F
Rain0.08 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts
Humidity80%
2.1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 51° dry 5 93.4%
12:00 49° 0.01 in 6 79.5%
18:00 67° 0.02 in 5 57.2%
Fri Friday 28 August
Poor
Temp50°F
Rain0.04 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts
Humidity77%
1.1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 6 79.3%
12:00 50° dry 7 76.8%
18:00 78° 0.04 in 1 27%
Sat Saturday 29 August
Poor
Temp52°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind6 mph
Gusts
Humidity69%
0.4mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 54° dry 6 78.9%
12:00 51° dry 6 69.3%
18:00 79° 0.01 in 9 21.8%
Sun Sunday 30 August
Good
Temp54°F
Rain0.01 in
Wind7 mph
Gusts
Humidity71%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 55° dry 6 62.8%
12:00 53° dry 7 70.6%
18:00 75° 0.01 in 10 29.8%
Mon Monday 31 August
Poor
Temp50°F
Rain0.02 in
Wind3 mph
Gusts
Humidity79%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °F Rain Wind (mph) Gust Hum
06:00 53° dry 6 74.8%
12:00 49° dry 3 78.8%
18:00 68° 0.02 in 5 47.6%
Access
Crack of Fear (5.10+)

About Twin Owls

Twin Owls are the iconic knobbed twin summits at the eastern end of Lumpy Ridge — a distinctive silhouette visible from all over Estes Park and the closest Lumpy formation to the trailhead (~15 minutes' walk). Some of Lumpy's best crack climbs live here on excellent Silver Plume Granite: is the notorious offwidth benchmark — one of Colorado's hardest classic wide cracks; **Wolf's Tooth (5.8+)** is a burly must-do crack. Pin Route (5.5) is the historic ascent line and includes the famous **Bowels of the Owls** descent — a chimney-and-tunnel scramble down the gap between the twin summits that is one of Colorado's most memorable route finishes. Tilted Mitten (5.8) is another crack classic. Shares Lumpy Ridge's weather cell with The Book (~500m away). Free trailhead access. **Annual raptor closures typically run February 15 – July 31** — Twin Owls often extended if a nesting pair chooses the summit.

Region
Lumpy Ridge
Rock type
Granite
Aspect
south-facing
Altitude
8333 ft
Exposure
medium
Seepage
low

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