Elephant Rock
Elephant Rock in Colorado has 5 bouldering routes across 5 grades.
- 5 routes
- V1 – V4
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Elephant Rock
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
39° / 21°
6 wet · 4 snow
Feb
45° / 25°
5 wet · 3 snow
Mar
56° / 34°
6 wet · 2 snow
Apr
63° / 39°
6 wet · 1 snow
May
74° / 49°
6 wet
Jun
87° / 58°
4 wet
Jul
93° / 65°
6 wet
Aug
90° / 62°
7 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
7 wet
Oct
66° / 41°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 31°
6 wet · 2 snow
Dec
39° / 22°
6 wet · 4 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Nm, CO, 18.7 mi away at 5,781 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Elephant Rock is a climbing area in western Colorado on Bureau of Land Management land, part of the Grand Junction Field Office. For climbing weather, spring and fall are the most comfortable stretches. Typical averages from a weather station about 19 miles away show May highs around 74°F and October highs near 66°F, while July highs climb into the low 90s and winter highs sit near 39°F. The rock sits within a tight cluster of other climbing areas. Ute Rock, Megalomania Block and Chantee Stone are each about 0.1 mile away. The Tabeguache Trail lies roughly 0.6 mile off for anyone wanting to add a hike to the day.
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