Colorado · Rock climbing · Georgetown

Ice Knife Area

Ice Knife Area is a 9-route bouldering crag in Colorado with 7 difficulty grades.

9 routes
V1-2 – V14-15
Bouldering

Is Ice Knife Area open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

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

Best time to visit Ice Knife Area

Best months: June and 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

    32° / 12°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 11°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    38° / 17°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    43° / 23°

    10 wet

  5. May

    53° / 31°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    64° / 40°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    69° / 46°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    67° / 44°

    14 wet

  9. Sep

    61° / 38°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    50° / 29°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 19°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    32° / 12°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 0.8 mi away at 10,020 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Ice Knife Area is a climbing area in the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, on land managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Cabin Creek weather station put July highs around 69°F with lows near 46°F, though July and August also bring the most wet days of the year, at 13 to 14 a month. Dark Horse Boulder sits just 0.2 miles away, and 7 Mile Boulders is about 1.4 miles off for more bouldering. Clear Lake Campground, about a mile away, is the closest place to camp, and the Anna Trail is about 1.6 miles away.

Routes (9)