Colorado · Rock climbing · Dillon

Hummingbird Boulders

Hummingbird Boulders in Colorado has 11 routes with 11 distinct difficulty grades.

11 routes
V0 – V9
Bouldering · Mixed · Sport

Is Hummingbird Boulders open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White River National Forest. It doesn't name Hummingbird Boulders, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

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

Best time to visit Hummingbird Boulders

Best months: June–July. 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

    31° / 1°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    33° / 4°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    41° / 10°

    11 wet

  4. Apr

    47° / 18°

    11 wet

  5. May

    58° / 26°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    69° / 33°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    75° / 38°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    73° / 37°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    66° / 30°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    54° / 21°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    41° / 11°

    9 wet

  12. Dec

    32° / 3°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dillon 1 E, CO, 6.4 mi away at 9,065 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Hummingbird Boulders is a climbing area in the Dillon Ranger District of Colorado's White River National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The boulders sit about 6.4 miles from the nearby weather station in Dillon, so temperatures here run somewhat cooler than the station's typical averages. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. At the Dillon station, typical July averages run to a high of 75°F and a low of 38°F, while winter highs there hover around freezing. Main Boulder and Seam Boulder are both part of the Hummingbird Boulders complex, each about 0.1 mile away. Settlers' Creek Nature Trail is roughly 0.6 mile off, and the Snake River offers canoeing about 1.1 miles away.

Routes (11)

Humming Bird Boulder No. 2 (Tim's Finn)(2)

Tim's Finn5.11-Tim's GymV9

Hummingbird Boulder #3(1)

Crack of Thorns5.11

Hummingbird Boulder #4(1)

Hollow Face5.9

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