Colorado · Rock climbing · Whitewater

Holiday Boulder

Holiday Boulder in Colorado has 5 bouldering routes across 2 difficulty grades.

5 routes
V0 – V1
Bouldering

Best time to visit Holiday Boulder

Best months: April–May 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

    39° / 21°

    6 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    45° / 25°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  3. Mar

    56° / 34°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    63° / 39°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    74° / 49°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 58°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    90° / 62°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 54°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 41°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 31°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    39° / 22°

    6 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Nm, CO, 19.1 mi away at 5,781 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Holiday Boulder is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's Grand Junction Field Office, about 0.1 mile from Austen Boulder, U.S.S. Boulder and Thriller Boulder. The closest town is Grand Junction, and the surrounding area holds several other boulders and a mountain bike trail within a few tenths of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with five routes on the V0 to V1 scale. Tear Down The Wall is the easiest at V0, and Holiday Slab Left, Holiday Slab Right, Jotunheim and Trepidation are all V1. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 74°F and October highs around 66°F, while July averages about 93°F and January highs sit near 39°F. The Tabeguache Trail and the Mountain Bike Trail near East Creek - Unaweep Canyon are both about 0.3 mile away.

Routes (5)