Colorado · Rock climbing · Idaho Springs

Bierstadt Area

Bierstadt Area in Colorado has 60 bouldering routes with 19 difficulty grades.

60 routes
V0 – V11-12
Bouldering

Is Bierstadt Area open right now?

Road closed

CO 5/Mount Blue Sky Road: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.

As of · Source: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Bierstadt Area

Best months: June 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.

  1. Jan

    32° / 12°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 11°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    38° / 17°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    43° / 23°

    10 wet

  5. May

    53° / 31°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    64° / 40°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    69° / 46°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    67° / 44°

    14 wet

  9. Sep

    61° / 38°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    50° / 29°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 19°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    32° / 12°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 4.9 mi away at 10,020 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Bierstadt Area is a climbing area in Colorado's Mount Evans Wilderness, part of the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, on land managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. July typically brings highs around 69°F and lows near 46°F at the Cabin Creek weather station about 5 miles away, which sits roughly 900 feet below the area, so expect it to run a bit cooler here. July and August also have the most wet days of the year at that station. Seurat Area and French Kiss Area sit about 0.1 mile away, the Chicago Lakes hike is 0.4 mile off, and Echo Lake Campground is about 2 miles away.

Routes (60)

Caressing Lovely LumpsFA: Jordan Hill, John Gallagher & Mike GallagherV0Bierstadt Corridor AreteFA: unsure, but one of the early developersV1Black StreakFA: Ben ScottV1Kansas City ShuffleFA: Andrew Roepke (potentially)V1Last of the OhitiansFA: Doug MckeeV1TimelineV1Topher's ProblemFA: Topher DonahueV1Zorro WarmupV1[Redacted]FA: Brandon TiltonV1-2MolliFA: Shane GrigsbyV1-2Ground ControlFA: Christopher SchulteV11-12CanvasV2Left of Bierstadt AreteV2Red RumFA: Jordan Hill, Rob Gonzales, & AddisonV2Rule #11 - Neck of My SkinFA: Jacob Mountfort, Fran BabrowV2The LadderV2Sacred StonesFA: Chip PhillipsV2-3Dark CrystalFA: Bennett Scott, 2002V3Ohitians AreteFA: unsure, but one of the early developersV3Thing Across From BierstadtV3Ben's HighballFA: Bennett ScottV4CrossfireFA: Chip PhillipsV4Digging for DiamondsV4Milk Is For BabiesV4Red Rum SDSFA: Mike, Gallagher, Jordan Hill, John GallagherV4The Last DragFA: Chip PhillipsV4TraverseV4V4 Left of Maker's MarkV4Ben's AreteFA: Bennett ScottV5Country RoadsFA: Matt LloydV5Cross Fire sitFA: Mark Vigil?V5Eleventh HourFA: Chip PhillipsV5Maker's MarkFA: FA: Jason Tarry/Dave LuddersV5Love in an ElevatorFA: Johnny GoicoecheaV5-6Think MauveFA: Ben CollettV5-6ZorroFA: unsure, but one of the early developersV5-6A Different Ben's AreteFA: Ben Scott, 2003V6And So It GoesFA: Andrew RoepkeV6Prehistoric BirdFA: Chip PhillipsV6Zorro AreteFA: Jamie EmersonV6-7Ludders' PinchFA: David LuddersV7Peasants Into LeadersFA: Ben ScottV7Pink FinkFA: Bennett Scott? Greg Loomis?V7The QuillV7The RapierFA: Justin JaegerV7The Sober StonerFA: Jamie EmersonV7TickfestFA: Ben ScottV7Jenny CraigFA: Charles Fryberger, 2004V7-8Ludders Pinch LowFA: unsureV7-8Snow WhiteFA: Pat GoodmanV7-8Maker's Mark LowFA: Jade WhitneyV8The AlpenfrauFA: Ryan SilvenV8The GalleryFA: Bennett ScottV8JiggleFA: Charles FrybergerV8-9Ludders Pinch SDSFA: unsureV8-9BanksyFA: Jamie EmersonV9Ben's RoofFA: Charles Fryberger, 2004V9Bierstadt LohFA: Greg LohV9-10Public ExecutionFA: James Litz, 2004V9-10BierstadtFA: Bennett ScottV9+

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