Colorado · Bouldering · Idaho Springs

Blackie

Upper-end boulder problem at Seurat Area, near the top of the crag's V1–V12 range.

V11
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Blackie 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 Blackie

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 1,000 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.

Among the 20 boulder problems catalogued at Seurat Area, this represents the upper end of the grade range, which spans from V1 to V12.

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