Colorado · Rock climbing · Nederland

Lower Right Side

Lower Right Side in Colorado has 16 routes across 11 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.

16 routes
5.9 – 5.12a
Sport · Trad · Bouldering

Best time to visit Lower Right Side

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, 5.6 mi away at 7,970 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Lower Right Side is a climbing area in the Boulder Ranger District of Colorado's Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 79°F and lows near 50°F, though the crag sits higher than the station, so expect cooler temperatures there. Main Crag and Aquarium Wall are each about 0.1 mile away. The Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail lies about a mile off, and Winiger Ridge campground is roughly 4 miles away.