Jazz Dome
Jazz Dome in Colorado has 14 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 14 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
Is Jazz Dome open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Downed and weakened trees on South Platte Ranger District
Agency alert covering South Platte Ranger District · USFS · South Platte Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Jazz Dome
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.
Jan
43° / 14°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 15°
5 wet
Mar
54° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
59° / 29°
8 wet
May
68° / 38°
9 wet
Jun
79° / 47°
8 wet
Jul
84° / 54°
9 wet
Aug
83° / 52°
10 wet
Sep
76° / 43°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 31°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
42° / 14°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Strontia Springs Dam, CO, 4.8 mi away at 5,840 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Jazz Dome is a climbing area in the South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, along the North Fork South Platte River in Colorado. The land is managed by Regional Water Districts, and the area sits in the river corridor near Strontia Springs Dam. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Strontia Springs Dam put July highs around 84°F with lows near 54°F, and September cools to highs around 76°F. Several other climbing areas lie within a few miles, including Snake Buttress, Top Of The World and West Face. For a hike, the Chickadee Trail and North Fork Trail are both about 2.4 miles away.
Routes (14)
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