Colorado · Bouldering · Fort Collins

If The Thunder Don't Get You, Then The Lightning Will

Mid-range climb among 11 routes catalogued at Rotary Park.

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Best time to visit If The Thunder Don't Get You, Then The Lightning Will

Best months: April–June and August–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

    45° / 18°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 21°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    56° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 35°

    9 wet

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 53°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 59°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 48°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 36°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 18°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Collins, CO, 3.8 mi away at 5,004 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 11 climbs catalogued at Rotary Park, this route sits in the middle of the crag's V0–V10 range.

Photo of the crag

Rotary Park — the crag this route is on
Rotary Park, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Runner1928, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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