Colorado · Rock climbing · Boulder

Main Wall

Main Wall in Colorado has 16 climbing routes across 10 grades.

16 routes
5.9 – 5.12a/b
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit Main Wall

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, 5.4 mi away at 7,970 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Main Wall is a climbing area in Platt/Rogers Memorial Park, on county land within the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, about 0.1 mile from the Sleeping Beauty and Lost Highway Area climbing areas. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station run to a high of 79°F and a low of 50°F, while winter highs there sit around 40°F with lows near 17°F. The Hawkins Surguine Spur Trail starts about 0.8 mile away, and the Hawkins Surguine Spur mountain biking route is about a mile off. Winiger Ridge campground and South Boulder Creek, a canoeing spot, are both about 4 miles from the wall.