Is it worth the trip?
70Good out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: Rock dry, Freezing level below the crag: ice on the rock, Rock about 8 °C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Rock
- Wet
- Rock temp
- -2°C
- Air
- 2°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Wed 4 · 65 out of 100
- Rock
- Wet
- Rock temp
- 6°C
- Air
- 3°C
- Rain
- 0.6 mm
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Rock
- Wet
- Rock temp
- 6°C
- Air
- 2°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Fri 6 · 63 out of 100
- Rock
- Wetdry in 3 h
- Rock temp
- 5°C
- Air
- 1°C
- Rain
- 0.3 mm
Sat 7 · 79 out of 100
- Rock
- Wetdry in 6 h
- Rock temp
- 7°C
- Air
- 4°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Sun 8 · 86 out of 100
- Rock
- Icy
- Rock temp
- 7°C
- Air
- 3°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Mon 9 · 87 out of 100
- Rock
- Icy
- Rock temp
- 8°C
- Air
- 5°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 465, good
- Thu 541, poor
- Fri 663, good
- Sat 779, good
- Sun 886, good
- Mon 987, good
- Tue 1083, good
- Wed 1185, good
The spot in one fact
- 1 cragmapped within 5 km
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.
| Day | Score | Rock | Rock temp | Air | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | Wet | -1°C | 1°C | 4.6 mm |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | Wet | -2°C | 2°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 4Nov | 65, good | Wet | 6°C | 3°C | 0.6 mm |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, poor | Wet | 6°C | 2°C | 0 mm |
| Fri 6Nov | 63, good | Wetdry in 3 h | 5°C | 1°C | 0.3 mm |
| Sat 7Nov | 79, good | Wetdry in 6 h | 7°C | 4°C | 0 mm |
| Sun 8Nov | 86, good | Icy | 7°C | 3°C | 0 mm |
| Mon 9Nov | 87, good | Icy | 8°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| Tue 10Nov | 83, good | Icy | 8°C | 5°C | 0 mm |
| Wed 11Nov | 85, good | Icy | 7°C | 4°C | 0 mm |
Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good climbing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May6of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun6of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug6of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov5of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical weather, not a forecast.
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the area and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Crestone Needle
1 crag mapped. Best from Mar to Nov. Nearest place to stay we found: Coll House Bed and Breakfast, Crestone, 8 km. Nearest beds: Howard Colorado, 58 km. Nearest airport: San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS), 64 km.
- Crags 1 crag mapped.
- Rock No source states the rock.
From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.
Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$812–US$1,520 each
about US$812–US$1,520 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food, climbing instructor.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to COS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$174–US$362 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Climbing instructor | 1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your own | about US$141–US$262 |
| Total | about US$812–US$1,520 |
No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: nearest beds 58 km away
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No town nearby
Nearest place to stay we found: Coll House Bed and Breakfast, Crestone, 8 km. Nearest beds: Howard Colorado, 58 km. Nearest airport: San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field (ALS), 64 km.
See places to stay near Howard Colorado, 58 km away · Booking.comGetting there: about 6h 45m
About 6h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → COS, direct, then 2h 25m by road
Flights MDW → COS on your dates · AviasalesAd
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
On the rock
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