Giant Steps Boulders
7 bouldering routes at Giant Steps Boulders in Colorado, 6 difficulty grades.
- 7 routes
- V1 – V9
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Giant Steps Boulders
Best months: April–June and August–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
45° / 23°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 22°
5 wet
Mar
54° / 29°
6 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
8 wet
May
69° / 45°
9 wet
Jun
81° / 55°
7 wet
Jul
87° / 61°
7 wet
Aug
84° / 59°
8 wet
Sep
76° / 51°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 30°
4 wet
Dec
45° / 23°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ralston Rsvr, CO, 6.5 mi away at 5,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Giant Steps Boulders is a bouldering area in Clear Creek Canyon Park, on county land in Colorado. It sits alongside other climbing spots, which makes it easy to pair with more rock in a single visit. The most comfortable months for a trip are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 69°F and lows near 45°F in May to highs around 76°F and lows near 51°F in September. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the boulders, so expect temperatures here to run slightly cooler. Mavericks Boulder and the Bouldering at mile marker 268 are both about 0.1 mile away. Rainy Day Rock is about 0.7 mile off, and the Gudy Gaskill Trail is about 1.1 mile away for a walk alongside the climbing.
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