Colorado · Rock climbing · Durango

Kipper Cove

Kipper Cove in Colorado has 13 routes across 9 grades, offering mixed and trad climbing.

13 routes
5.5 – 5.11d
Trad · Mixed

Is Kipper Cove open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in San Juan National Forest. It doesn't name Kipper Cove, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · San Juan National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Kipper Cove

Best months: May–June 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.

  1. Jan

    37° / 9°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 11°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 19°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    54° / 26°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 35°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 43°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 49°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 48°

    16 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    11 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 32°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 22°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 13°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lemon Dam, CO, 10.4 mi away at 8,110 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Kipper Cove is a rock climbing area on Forest Service land in the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest in Colorado. June and September tend to be the most comfortable months, with typical highs around 75°F and 70°F and lows in the low 40s, based on averages from the nearby Lemon Dam weather station. July and August bring noticeably more wet days, with about 14 and 16 a month on average. Two other climbing areas, Jake's Gully and Khumbu's Cove, sit about 0.1 mile away. Stevens Creek offers hiking about 2 miles off, and Lower Hermosa Campground is roughly 2.1 miles away.

Routes (13)