Colorado · Rock climbing · Georgetown

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.

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.

  1. Jan

    32° / 12°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 11°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    38° / 17°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    43° / 23°

    10 wet

  5. May

    53° / 31°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    64° / 40°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    69° / 46°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    67° / 44°

    14 wet

  9. Sep

    61° / 38°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    50° / 29°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 19°

    7 wet

  12. 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.