Carter Lake
Carter Lake is a bouldering area in Colorado with 74 routes.
- 74 routes
- V0+ – V8
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Carter Lake
Best months: May–June and August–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
44° / 15°
4 wet
Feb
45° / 17°
4 wet
Mar
53° / 25°
5 wet
Apr
60° / 31°
8 wet
May
68° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 49°
8 wet
Jul
87° / 55°
8 wet
Aug
84° / 53°
8 wet
Sep
76° / 45°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 34°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 24°
4 wet
Dec
43° / 16°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waterdale, CO, 7.3 mi away at 5,230 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Carter Lake is a climbing area on county land in Colorado, about 7 miles from the town of Waterdale. Several bouldering and climbing spots sit right around it, so it works well as a base for a day of climbing close together. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Waterdale weather station run to highs of about 68°F in May and 76°F in September, with July peaking near 87°F. Pocket Wall, Lone Star Boulder and Little Boulder are all about 0.1 mile away. Sundance Trail is a hike about 2.2 miles off.
Routes (74)
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2 X 4 Boulder(3)
Book Boulder(4)
Bridge aka Cave Rock, The(2)
Burnt Orange Boulder, The(3)
Call it Crock Rock(3)
Crap Traverse(3)
Crayola Rock(3)
Dead Trees Rock(3)
Doughboy Boulder(2)
Entrance Overhang(3)
Feelings Boulder(1)
Flip the Bird Slab(3)
Fromunda Boulder(2)
Giant Pebble Boulder(3)
Mars Boulder(3)
Mighty Wall(4)
Prow Rock(3)
Real Pocket Wall, The(3)
Scenic Rock(3)
Scenic Sentinel(2)
Short Stack Boulder(1)
Skunk Rub Boulder(3)
Spaceship, The(1)
Split Boulder(3)
Tortured Slab(3)
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