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4.1 Road Bouldering

4.1 Road Bouldering in Colorado has 4 bouldering routes across 4 difficulty grades.

4 routes
V0-1 – V2-
Bouldering

Best time to visit 4.1 Road Bouldering

Best months: March–May and September–November. 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.

  1. Jan

    45° / 21°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 27°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    63° / 34°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    70° / 40°

    6 wet

  5. May

    80° / 48°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 57°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 64°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 62°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    85° / 53°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 30°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    45° / 22°

    5 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gateway 1ene, CO, 6.6 mi away at 4,671 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

4.1 Road Bouldering is a climbing area in western Colorado on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management through its Grand Junction Field Office. Spring and fall bring the mildest weather. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 70°F with lows near 40°F in April and October, while summer highs climb into the low to mid 90s. Other bouldering spots sit close by: Riverside Boulders is about half a mile away, and Papacy Block, Doom Boulder and Clandestine Block are each about 0.6 mile off. For a day on foot, the Runway Trail lies roughly 6 miles from the area.

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