Colorado · Rock climbing · Bellvue

Fish Market

Fish Market is a 7-route climbing crag in Colorado with 5 difficulty grades and bouldering pads.

7 routes
V0 – V8
Bouldering

Is Fish Market open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Fish Market

Best months: May–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

    36° / 15°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    36° / 15°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 20°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    49° / 25°

    8 wet

  5. May

    59° / 32°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 40°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    78° / 47°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 46°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    69° / 38°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 29°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 21°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 15°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rustic 9wsw, CO, 0.4 mi away at 7,700 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Fish Market is a climbing area on Forest Service land in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in northern Colorado. The nearest community named in the area is Rustic, and the closest weather station sits less than half a mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Rustic station show July highs around 78°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. The station sits about 200 feet below the crag, so temperatures at the rock run slightly cooler. Big Bend, another climbing area, is half a mile away. Big Bend Campground and Kingfin Crag are both about a mile off, and the Zimmerman Trail is roughly 1.4 miles away.

Routes (7)