The Alcove
Alcove is a Colorado climbing crag with 23 sport routes.
- 23 routes
- 5.5 – 5.13-
- Sport
Best time to visit The Alcove
Best months: June–July and 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
34° / 15°
8 wet · 7 snow
Feb
36° / 19°
8 wet · 7 snow
Mar
44° / 25°
9 wet · 8 snow
Apr
52° / 31°
9 wet · 6 snow
May
63° / 39°
7 wet · 2 snow
Jun
74° / 47°
6 wet
Jul
79° / 53°
10 wet
Aug
75° / 51°
14 wet
Sep
69° / 45°
11 wet
Oct
57° / 34°
8 wet · 3 snow
Nov
44° / 24°
8 wet · 6 snow
Dec
35° / 16°
8 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ouray, CO, 0.7 mi away at 7,840 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Alcove is a climbing area in the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado, about 0.7 miles from the town of Ouray. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Ouray weather station, about 0.7 miles away, show July highs near 79°F with lows around 53°F, while winter brings highs in the mid-30s and regular snow days from December through February. The Pool Wall and Upper Wall climbing areas sit about 0.1 mile away. The Uncompahgre River Walk Loop and Fellin Park Path are both about 0.2 mile off. Four J Campground is about half a mile away.
Routes (23)
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~15 min drive
Route to the summit of Coxcomb Peak (13,612 ft) from West Fork Cimarron River Trailhead.
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~2 min drive
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Dallas Peak
~17 min drive
Route to the summit of Dallas Peak (13,675 ft) from Mill Creek Trailhead.
Photo: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Uncompahgre Gorge aka Ouray Ice Park
~2 min drive
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~2 min drive
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~2 min drive
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~6 min drive
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~6 min drive
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Photo: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Waterfall Wall
~6 min drive
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