Hornsilver Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Colorado · Hiking · Near Leadville
Kletter Garden
Photo: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 1.2 mi
- round trip
- 153 ft
- climb
- 8,870 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Kletter Garden open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for White River National Forest.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Limited parking at Snowmass Creek Trailhead
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Grizzly Creek Trail Closure
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · Order 2026-02 · USFS · White River National Forest
Ruedi Marina Day Use area Dump Station is CLOSED
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
Asbestos safety closure - Camp Hale
Agency alert covering White River National Forest · USFS · White River National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Kletter Garden is an easy hike of about 1.2 miles in the Holy Cross Ranger District of White River National Forest in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is a short out-and-back with a one-way climb of about 150 feet, from a low point of roughly 8,738 feet to a high of about 8,870 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Vail, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 77°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The trail is on natural surface and allows horses. Bikes are not permitted. Climbers will find Boulder D aka Prominent Block and Klettergarden, The about 0.1 mile away. Hornsilver Campground is about 0.9 mile off, and the Eagle River is about a mile away.
Around this trail
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If it rainsCraig Talbert, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in LeadvilleGo with a guide
- Mineral Belt Trail Guided WalkRoamze · $25 per person · 18 mi away
- Rancho Del Rio30 mi away
- Boulder D aka Prominent BlockRock climbing0.1 mi
- The KlettergardenRock climbing0.1 mi
- Hornsilver CampgroundCamping0.9 mi
Eagle RiverCanoeingPhoto: Thad Roan from Littleton, CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1 mi- Homestake Designated DispersedCamping2 mi
- Fall CreekRiver fishing3.2 mi
- Mount of the Holy CrossHiking3.2 mi
- Cross CreekHiking4.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Notch MountainHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: kalestews, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Whitney PeakHiking · ~13 min drive
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Wearyman Spur 3Hiking · ~8 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
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- PtarmiganHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Moo.The.Cow, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
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Best time to visit Kletter Garden
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / 7°
12 wet
Feb
33° / 9°
11 wet
Mar
42° / 17°
10 wet
Apr
49° / 24°
9 wet
May
60° / 31°
9 wet
Jun
71° / 36°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 42°
10 wet
Aug
74° / 41°
11 wet
Sep
67° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
38° / 15°
9 wet
Dec
28° / 7°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vail, CO, 9.6 mi away at 8,304 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
