Box Canyon
Box Canyon in Colorado has 7 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad options.
- 7 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11a
- Sport · Trad
Is Box Canyon open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. It doesn't name Box Canyon, so check the source for the area it covers.
Area Closure for the Fishhook Fire - Routt National Forest
Agency closure covering Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District · Order 02-06-03-26-222 · USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Box Canyon
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
29° / 5°
14 wet
Feb
34° / 8°
13 wet
Mar
45° / 18°
11 wet
Apr
54° / 27°
12 wet
May
65° / 34°
12 wet
Jun
76° / 39°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 46°
9 wet
Aug
82° / 44°
11 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 26°
9 wet
Nov
43° / 16°
11 wet
Dec
30° / 6°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Steamboat Springs, CO, 18.5 mi away at 6,866 ft. The station sits about 800 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.
Box Canyon is a climbing area in the Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in northern Colorado. Summer is the most comfortable season to visit. In July, typical averages from a nearby weather station in Steamboat Springs, about 18.5 miles away, reach a high of 83°F and a low of 46°F, and the crag sits higher than that station, so expect temperatures here to run somewhat cooler. Close by, Coulton Creek is a hike about half a mile away, and Hinman Park Campground sits roughly 0.6 miles off. For more climbing, Lower Crag and Seedhouse Crag are each about 0.9 miles away.
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