Crack Hole Area
Crack Hole Area is a Colorado climbing crag with 28 routes on 6 difficulty grades.
- 28 routes
- V0 – V4
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Crack Hole 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.
Jan
39° / 19°
5 wet · 3 snow
Feb
46° / 25°
5 wet · 2 snow
Mar
58° / 34°
6 wet · 1 snow
Apr
65° / 40°
7 wet
May
76° / 50°
5 wet
Jun
88° / 59°
3 wet
Jul
93° / 65°
5 wet
Aug
90° / 63°
6 wet
Sep
81° / 54°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 41°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 30°
5 wet · 1 snow
Dec
40° / 20°
4 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Junction 6ese, CO, 6.3 mi away at 4,760 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Crack Hole Area is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Grand Junction Field Office, about 6 miles from the town of Grand Junction, Colorado. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Miner's Delight Boulder and Solar System Stone each about 0.2 miles away and Bucket Racer Boulder about 0.3 miles away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Grand Junction show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 67°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. For more time outdoors, the Mountain Bike Trail near East Creek Trailhead is about 1.8 miles away, and Coffman Road is about 2.8 miles away. KOA Holiday campground is about 6.4 miles away.
Routes (28)
B.I.G. Boulder(3)
Bubba Ho Tep Boulder(2)
Chimera Stone(2)
Crack Hole Boulder(2)
Grizzly Rock(3)
Haberdasher Boulder(2)
Schmoozer Boulder(2)
Sensayuma Boulder(4)
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