Colorado · Rock climbing · Crested Butte

Crested Butte

Crested Butte, Colorado climbing area with 3 routes.

3 routes
5.0 – 5.7
Alpine · Trad

Is Crested Butte open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Crested Butte, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Crested Butte

Best months: June–August. 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

    26° / -7°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    29° / -2°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    38° / 7°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    47° / 19°

    9 wet

  5. May

    58° / 28°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 34°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    76° / 40°

    10 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 38°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    66° / 31°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    54° / 22°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 9°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    27° / -4°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Crested Butte, CO, 7.6 mi away at 8,867 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.

Closures we've recorded since August 2026

  • Crested Butte Winter Recreation Management 2025-19

    Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Order dated December 31, 2025; seen Aug 23, 2026, no lift recorded · Forest Service

Crested Butte is a climbing area in the Gunnison Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among the forest's network of trails and campgrounds, and several places to stay and ride are within a short distance. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Crested Butte run to highs around 76°F in July with lows near 40°F. That station sits well below the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. Gothic Campground and Campsites GC 4-8 are both about 0.4 miles away, and the Washington Gulch Trail is about 0.7 miles off. For more climbing, Skyland Boulders lies about 7.2 miles away.

Routes (3)

Avery Peak(1)

SW Face4th

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