Bootlegger's Boulders
14 bouldering routes in Colorado ranging from 5.10 to 5.12+
- 14 routes
- V0 – V4+
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Bootlegger's Boulders
Best months: May–June and September–October. 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
49° / 18°
4 wet · 4 snow
Feb
50° / 20°
4 wet · 4 snow
Mar
58° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Apr
64° / 33°
7 wet · 2 snow
May
73° / 43°
8 wet · 1 snow
Jun
85° / 52°
8 wet
Jul
89° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
87° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
69° / 36°
5 wet · 1 snow
Nov
57° / 26°
5 wet · 3 snow
Dec
49° / 19°
4 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Canon City, CO, 12.3 mi away at 5,378 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Bootlegger's Boulders is a climbing area in the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - Texas Creek state park unit in Colorado, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits within the park's Texas Creek section. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Canon City weather station show May highs around 73°F and September highs around 80°F, while July and August climb to the upper 80s and bring the most wet days of the year. Royal View Campground and Prospectors RV Resort are both about 6 miles away. Climbers can also head to Cinema Wall and Railway Wall, each roughly 7 miles off.
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