Bukowsi Boulder
Bukowsi Boulder is a 7-route bouldering crag in Colorado with routes across 7 grades.
- 7 routes
- V0 – V7
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Bukowsi Boulder
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
35° / 7°
4 wet
Feb
40° / 13°
4 wet
Mar
51° / 21°
5 wet
Apr
59° / 27°
5 wet
May
68° / 36°
6 wet
Jun
78° / 44°
6 wet
Jul
80° / 50°
11 wet
Aug
78° / 48°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 30°
5 wet
Nov
49° / 18°
4 wet
Dec
36° / 9°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Del Norte 3ene, CO, 3.1 mi away at 7,845 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Bukowsi Boulder is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the San Luis Valley Field Office in Colorado. The Bureau of Land Management manages the surrounding land, and the area sits within the San Luis Valley, about 3 miles from the town of Del Norte. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Del Norte show July highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s and lows drop to single digits. The climbing area sits close to several mountain biking trails. Window is about 0.1 mile away, Monster Slayer about 0.2 mile, and Jer's Lair about 0.3 mile. The Quarry, another climbing area, is about half a mile off.
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