Colorado · Rock climbing · Laporte

Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado climbing crag with 5 routes ranging from 5 distinct difficulty grades.

5 routes
V5 – V12+
Bouldering · Trad

Best time to visit Fort Collins

Best months: May–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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 21°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 20°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 26°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 30°

    10 wet

  5. May

    60° / 39°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 49°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 56°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 55°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 47°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 36°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 28°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 20°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buckhorn Mtn 1 E, CO, 8 mi away at 7,400 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Fort Collins is a climbing area on the Poudre River State Trust Lands in northern Colorado, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits within the trust lands that run along the Poudre River, about 1 mile from the Seaman Trail and the Black Powder Trail. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 56°F, while winter highs stay around 40°F. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler. Other climbing is close by, including Happy Hour Crag at about 2 miles and Poudre Practice Rock at about 2.6 miles. For an overnight stay, Ansel Watrous Campground is about 6.6 miles away.

Routes (5)

Virginia Dale Area(1)

Virginia Dale Dihedral5.8

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