Colorado · Rock climbing · Morrison

The Cube Area

Cube Area, The is a 11-route climbing crag in Colorado with 7 difficulty grades.

11 routes
V1 – V5-
Bouldering

Best time to visit The Cube Area

Best months: April–June and August–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

    46° / 19°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 20°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 28°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 34°

    7 wet

  5. May

    69° / 44°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 53°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 60°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 49°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 20°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marston Fltr Plt, CO, 6.8 mi away at 5,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Cube Area is a climbing area on county land in Colorado, within the Mount Glennon land unit. It sits among several other named climbing areas, which makes it easy to pair with other routes in the same stretch of rock. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. The Warm-up Traverse Area, Tofurkey Area and Squirming Coil Area all lie about 0.1 mile away. The Turkey Trot Trail is roughly 0.7 mile off.