Dry Creek Bouldering
Dry Creek Bouldering in Colorado has 10 bouldering routes with 8 difficulty grades.
- 10 routes
- V1 – V7
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Dry Creek Bouldering
Best months: April–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
38° / 16°
5 wet
Feb
45° / 22°
6 wet
Mar
55° / 29°
7 wet
Apr
63° / 35°
7 wet
May
74° / 43°
6 wet
Jun
86° / 52°
4 wet
Jul
90° / 58°
7 wet
Aug
87° / 56°
7 wet
Sep
79° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
65° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 25°
5 wet
Dec
39° / 16°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Montrose Rgnl Ap, CO, 8.9 mi away at 5,759 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Dry Creek Bouldering is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Uncompahgre Field Office in Colorado. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Right Side and Dry Creek Crag bouldering areas each about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Montrose show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 65°F, while July averages about 90°F and January highs sit near 38°F. The Ewok North Cutoff hike is about 0.8 mile away, and the Redwall Trail is about a mile off. Mountain bikers can ride the Dry Creek Basin Road, roughly 0.9 mile away, and the Cowpoke Gulch Road, about a mile away.
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