Colorado · Rock climbing · Oak Creek

The Dome

The Dome in Colorado has 7 climbing routes with mixed and trad protection.

7 routes
5.7 – 5.11+
Trad · Mixed

Is Dome, The open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Dome

Best months: June–September. 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

    28° / 7°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 9°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    40° / 15°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    49° / 23°

    9 wet

  5. May

    59° / 30°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    71° / 36°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 42°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 40°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    68° / 34°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    55° / 25°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 16°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    29° / 9°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spicer, CO, 17 mi away at 8,385 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

The Dome is a climbing area in the Sarvis Creek Wilderness, part of the Yampa Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Spicer, at a similar elevation, run to highs around 77°F in July with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The closest neighbors are the Sarvis Creek hike, about 1.5 miles away, and the Shield and Other Rose Dome climbing areas, each about 1.6 miles off. The Routt Divide hike lies about 4.2 miles away.

Routes (7)