Couch Fire Crag
Couch Fire Crag in Colorado has 7 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad styles.
- 7 routes
- 5.4 – 5.13a
- Sport · Trad
Is Couch Fire Crag open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Caribou Road Closure Order
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-04 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
Raptor Nesting Area Closure - Boulder Ranger District
Agency alert covering Boulder Ranger District · Order 02-10-01-26-06 · USFS · Boulder Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Couch Fire Crag
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
39° / 17°
5 wet
Feb
40° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
52° / 27°
8 wet
May
61° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
73° / 44°
9 wet
Jul
79° / 50°
10 wet
Aug
77° / 48°
11 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
57° / 31°
6 wet
Nov
47° / 24°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 17°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 6.2 mi away at 7,970 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Couch Fire Crag is a climbing area on county land in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, near the S&L Investments parcel. The crag holds seven routes, six of them sport and one a trad, with grades ranging from 5.4 up to 5.13a. The hardest route is Couch Fire, a sport climb at 5.13a first climbed by Vaino Kodas and Moe Hershoff in 2001. The others include Footstool at 5.4 and Sofa Mart at 5.11a, both sport, and Slachar Cracker, a trad route at 5.12c. The Overlook and Mountain Rose climbing areas are each about 0.4 miles away. The Boy Scout Spur mountain bike trail is about 0.9 miles off. Gordon Gulch campground, about 3.3 miles away, is the closest place to camp.
Routes (7)
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