County Line Boulders
County Line Boulders in Colorado has 5 bouldering routes across 3 grades.
Photo: SymphonicPoet, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5 routes
- V3 – V4-5
- Bouldering
Best time to visit County Line Boulders
Best months: March–May and September–November. 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
45° / 21°
6 wet · 2 snow
Feb
52° / 27°
5 wet · 1 snow
Mar
63° / 34°
6 wet · 1 snow
Apr
70° / 40°
6 wet
May
80° / 48°
6 wet
Jun
91° / 57°
4 wet
Jul
95° / 64°
6 wet
Aug
92° / 62°
7 wet
Sep
85° / 53°
6 wet
Oct
71° / 41°
5 wet
Nov
57° / 30°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
45° / 22°
5 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gateway 1ene, CO, 13.6 mi away at 4,671 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
County Line Boulders is a bouldering area in western Colorado on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management's Grand Junction Field Office. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Gateway weather station run around 70°F highs in April and 71°F in October, while July highs average about 95°F. Salt Creek Canyon/Sinbad Valley is the closest neighboring climbing area, about 1.6 miles away, and Sewemup Mesa offers more climbing roughly 8 miles off. For a hike, the Paradox Trail (Red Canyon Section) is about 7 miles away, and Buckeye Recreation Area, with camping and fishing, sits around 9 miles away.
Routes (5)
Dakota Boulder(1)
Dianne Block(1)
Hideout Boulder(2)
U.S.G.S. Boulder(1)
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