Denver Metropolitan Area Bouldering and Buildering
6-route bouldering and buildering area in Colorado with 4 difficulty grades.
- 6 routes
- V0 – V2+
- Bouldering · Trad
Best time to visit Denver Metropolitan Area Bouldering and Buildering
Best months: April–June 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
49° / 21°
4 wet
Feb
49° / 22°
4 wet
Mar
58° / 30°
6 wet
Apr
64° / 36°
8 wet
May
73° / 46°
10 wet
Jun
85° / 56°
8 wet
Jul
91° / 62°
8 wet
Aug
90° / 60°
8 wet
Sep
82° / 51°
7 wet
Oct
68° / 38°
6 wet
Nov
56° / 28°
4 wet
Dec
47° / 21°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Denver Water Dept, CO, 3.6 mi away at 5,228 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Denver Metropolitan Area Bouldering and Buildering is a climbing area in Colorado, about 1.5 miles from the town of Five Points. It is a bouldering and buildering spot, with six routes on record, five of them boulders and one a trad climb. The boulders range from V0 to V2+ on the V scale, and the trad route is rated 5.10- on the YDS scale. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 73°F and October highs around 68°F, while July and August average about 90°F. The closest climbing area is Downtown Denver, about 2 miles away. The Auraria campus and Colorado University-Denver buildings and the Cherry Creek Trail are both about 2.4 miles off. The City Park Lake Loop hike is about 2.5 miles away.
Routes (6)
Larkspur Park God Hand(1)
Longmont Bridge Cracks(1)
Regis Campus(3)
Sandoval Campus Buildering area(1)
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