Colorado · Rock climbing · Mesa

Chamber of Secrets Boulder Area

Chamber of Secrets Boulder Area in Colorado has 8 routes with 3 difficulty grades.

Chamber of Secrets Boulder AreaPhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8 routes
V2 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit Chamber of Secrets Boulder Area

Best months: March–May 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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 21°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 26°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 34°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 40°

    7 wet

  5. May

    76° / 50°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 58°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    90° / 63°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 55°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 42°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 31°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 22°

    5 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Palisade, CO, 8.2 mi away at 4,751 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Chamber of Secrets Boulder Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Grand Junction Field Office, about 8 miles from the town of Palisade, Colorado. The land is managed by the BLM. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Palisade weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 67°F, while July averages about 93°F and January highs sit near 40°F. Big Wash, a climbing area about 2 miles away, and the Big Wash Trail, a hike of about 2 miles, are the closest neighbors. De Beque Canyon, another climbing area about 3 miles off, and Old Orchard Lake Trail, a hike about 4 miles away, round out the options.

Routes (8)

Tripping Triangle Rock(1)

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