Colorado · Rock climbing · Monument

Highball Boulder

Highball Boulder in Colorado has 10 bouldering routes across 9 grades.

Highball BoulderPhoto: bgautrea, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
V1 – V6
Bouldering

Is Highball Boulder open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 11 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Highball Boulder

Best months: May–July 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

    41° / 16°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 18°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 23°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 29°

    9 wet

  5. May

    68° / 39°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 47°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 54°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 52°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 43°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 33°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    48° / 22°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monument, CO, 3.2 mi away at 7,080 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Highball Boulder is a climbing area in the Pikes Peak Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits about 3 miles from the town of Monument, at roughly 7,000 feet. The most comfortable months for a visit are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Monument weather station show highs around 68°F in May and 72°F in September, while July and August run near 80°F with the most wet days of the year. Main Boulder and Skull Crusher Boulder both lie about 0.1 mile away, so the whole cluster is easy to cover in one outing. Raspberry Mountain Trail is about 0.7 mile off for a walk. Camping is available at Tent City, about 4 miles away.

Routes (10)