Lumpy Ridge
Lumpy Ridge in Colorado has 28 climbing routes across 18 difficulty grades.
Photo: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 28 routes
- 5.4 – 5.12+
- Trad · Bouldering · Sport
Is Lumpy Ridge open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Lumpy Ridge
Best months: May–June and 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
37° / 16°
7 wet
Feb
38° / 16°
8 wet
Mar
45° / 21°
9 wet
Apr
52° / 26°
10 wet
May
61° / 35°
12 wet
Jun
74° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
80° / 48°
13 wet
Aug
78° / 46°
13 wet
Sep
70° / 39°
9 wet
Oct
57° / 30°
7 wet
Nov
44° / 23°
6 wet
Dec
36° / 16°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Estes Park 3 Sse, CO, 3.8 mi away at 7,812 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.
Lumpy Ridge is a climbing area in Rocky Mountain National Park, within the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, on land managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the park's backcountry, and a fee is charged for visits. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Estes Park show July highs around 80°F with lows near 48°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. The closest climbing areas are Little Twin Owls, about 0.1 mile away, and Twin Owls, about 0.2 mile away. The Lumpy Ridge Trail is about 0.8 mile off, and the Balanced Rock Trail is about 1.3 miles away.
Routes (28)
Ain't It Crag(1)
Approach Trail Rock(2)
Bat Flake(1)
Batman Pinnacle(3)
Bolt Boulder (Boulder Below Twins Owls)(3)
Christmas Crag(2)
Common Courtesy Crag(3)
Dark Mountain(1)
Hamburger Area(1)
Lightning Rock(4)
Not Fin But Fun(1)
Rock One(1)
Sunshine Buttress(1)
Teen Queens' Crag(2)
Thunder Buttress(1)
Wart Rock aka Double Dome(1)
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