Colorado · Rock climbing · Sedalia

Jackson Creek Dome

Jackson Creek Dome in Colorado has 16 climbing routes with 7 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

Jackson Creek DomePhoto: Jacob Montgomery, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
16 routes
5.7 – 5.10b
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Is Jackson Creek Dome open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

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

Best time to visit Jackson Creek Dome

Best months: May–July 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

    45° / 14°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 16°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    53° / 23°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    58° / 29°

    8 wet

  5. May

    67° / 38°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 47°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 53°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 51°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 43°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 32°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 23°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 15°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cheesman, CO, 12.4 mi away at 6,880 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

Jackson Creek Dome is a climbing area in the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of named climbing spots, and the closest neighbors make it easy to build a longer outing from one or more of them. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Cheesman put May highs around 67°F and September highs around 76°F, with summer bringing more frequent wet days. Jackson Creek is about 0.1 mile away, and Split Dome (also known as Split Rock) is about 0.3 mile off. The Taj Mahal is about 0.6 mile away. For an overnight stay, Devils Head Campground lies about 2.4 miles from the dome.

Routes (16)

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