Main Warm-Ups
Main Warm-Ups in Colorado has 13 routes across 9 grades, featuring bouldering pads.
- 13 routes
- V1 – V6+
- Bouldering
Is Main Warm-Ups open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.
Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Slater Lake Area Closure
Agency alert covering Clear Creek Ranger District · Order 02-10-07-26-03 · USFS · Clear Creek Ranger District
Area Closure Surrounding the Devils Nose Target Range
Agency alert covering Clear Creek Ranger District · Order 02-10-07-26-01 · USFS · Clear Creek Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Main Warm-Ups
Best months: 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
32° / 12°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 11°
8 wet
Mar
38° / 17°
9 wet
Apr
43° / 23°
10 wet
May
53° / 31°
9 wet
Jun
64° / 40°
9 wet
Jul
69° / 46°
13 wet
Aug
67° / 44°
14 wet
Sep
61° / 38°
10 wet
Oct
50° / 29°
7 wet
Nov
39° / 19°
7 wet
Dec
32° / 12°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 1.4 mi away at 10,020 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Main Warm-Ups is a climbing area in the Clear Creek Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits about a mile from Clear Lake Campground and Guanella Pass Campground, which makes it an easy base for an overnight stay in the area. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Cabin Creek weather station, at about 10,000 feet, show July highs around 69°F with lows near 46°F, while winter highs hover around freezing. The Warm-Up Block One and Warm-Up Block Two climbing areas are each about 0.1 mile away. Clear Lake Campground is about 1.1 miles off, and the Mount Bierstadt hike is about 2.6 miles away.
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