Baby Giraffe
Baby Giraffe is a 5-route bouldering crag in Colorado with routes spanning 3 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- V0 – V2
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Baby Giraffe
Best months: May–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
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 4.3 mi away at 7,970 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Baby Giraffe is a climbing area on city land in the Bergheim - Wood area of Colorado. It sits on city-managed ground, so there is no federal agency to contact before you go. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 40°F with lows near 17°F. Several other climbing areas lie within a tenth of a mile, including Fist or Hippo Head, The and Sacred Boulder. The E.M. Greenman Trail is about 0.4 miles away for a hike.
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