Summer Craggin'

Anybody got any suggestions for summer crags that don't end with baked fingers and heat induced hallucinations? Looking around front range area please.

I can't find quality acid these days so i welcome the heat induced hallucinations.

If your clipping bolts I'd suggest wall of the 90's in the morning then move over to the high wire towards the evening in clear creek. I don't think the wall of justice gets much sun at all now that i think of it. In boulder canyon, which is currently not accessible due to the cold creek fire, i like avalon and cob rock. I think vampire rock offers protection from the sun as well.

For trad lines queue up for anything on the North face of the bastille in eldo. The peanuts walls offer great climbing during the first half of the day as well.

There's plenty more as well but these are the most obvious to me right now.

Poudre Falls and Crystal Wall in the Poudre are worth a look.

+1 Crystal wall.

Another good spot up the poudre is the upper echelon wall. Better be a sport crusher.

Rad. Thanks all for the input!

Depends on how far you want to drive. Starting from the farthest away..
1) Rifle - Temps can be good even in the middle of summer. Chase shade.
2) Independence Pass - lots of options
3) Lime Park - Limestone at 9500' above Eagle
4) Mt Evans - if your a strong trad climber
5) RMNP - lots of options from the close to the lot Mt Meeker to the wonder Diamond
6) Lily Lake and Twin Sisters - Lots of options
7) The Monastary - the Vestibule gets good shade
8) Golden Gate State Park - Located above Golden
Bonus!) Vedauwoo - In Wyoming but pretty close to the front range. Bring your tape

Of course there are many other places to go like chasing shade in CCC, BoCan, or Eldo. There are also plenty of other areas that could be really nice if cooler temps arise such as the Black, Penitente, and South Platte. Other alpine and sub alpine areas are great of course but having not been there I can't say much. Those places already recommended can be/ are good. Ra looks awesome!

How miserable is turkey rocks in the summer?

Anthony O'Neill wrote:How miserable is turkey rocks in the summer?

Monty wrote: The north faces are fine, but those aren't typically the routes people seek out there.

Stick to Vedauwoo. Lots of great shady routes/crags and way closer to you.