Colorado · Rock climbing · Boulder

Hillbilly Rock

Hillbilly Rock in Colorado has 18 climbing routes across 16 grades, offering sport and trad options.

Hillbilly RockPhoto: Ty Nigh, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
18 routes
5.1 – 5.14a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Hillbilly Rock

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

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 22°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 27°

    8 wet

  5. May

    61° / 35°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 50°

    10 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 48°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 31°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 24°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 4.4 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

Hillbilly Rock is a climbing area on city-managed land in Colorado, part of the Bergheim - Wood land unit. The name suggests a place with a rough, backcountry feel, and it sits alongside a cluster of other climbing spots that share the same neighborhood. The most comfortable months for a visit run from late spring into early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F and lows near 50°F, with June and September a little milder. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the rock, so temperatures here run cooler. Ridge 1, also known as Stairway to Heaven, and Ridge 2, also known as Satan's Slab, are both about 0.1 mile away. Skunk Canyon is a similar distance off, and the Mallory Cave Trail is about 0.3 mile away for a short hike.

Routes (18)

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