Colorado · Rock climbing · Boulder

Jaws

Jaws is a 5-route climbing area in Colorado with traditional climbing on 4 difficulty grades.

JawsPhoto: TranceMist, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.0 – 5.3
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Best time to visit Jaws

Best months: May–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

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 22°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 27°

    8 wet

  5. May

    61° / 35°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 50°

    10 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 48°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 31°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 24°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 4.6 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Jaws is a climbing area in the Bergheim - Wood land unit in Colorado, on city land. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, and the closest of them, Green Thumb, West Ironing Board and East Ironing Board, are all about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F with lows near 50°F, and September cools to highs around 70°F. The E.M. Greenman Trail and Kohler Mesa Trail are both about half a mile away for a hike. Boulder Creek, a canoeing route, is about 1.8 miles off.

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