Colorado · Rock climbing · Drake

Mary's Bust Area

Mary's Bust Area in Colorado has 7 climbing routes with bouldering pads, mixed, and sport styles.

7 routes
5.8 – 5.12b
Sport · Mixed · Bouldering

Is Mary's Bust Area open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Canyon Lakes Ranger District.

As of · Source: USFS · Canyon Lakes Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Mary's Bust Area

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.

  1. Jan

    37° / 16°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    38° / 16°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    45° / 21°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 26°

    10 wet

  5. May

    61° / 35°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 43°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 48°

    13 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 46°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 39°

    9 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 30°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 23°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 16°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Estes Park 3 Sse, CO, 9 mi away at 7,812 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

Mary's Bust Area is a climbing area in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the network of climbing spots that make up the Mary's Bust complex, with several named areas clustered close together. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. 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. That station sits about 1,100 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. The closest climbing is the Mary's Bust - main buttress and Golden Hall, both about 0.1 mile away. The Sullivan Gulch Trail is half a mile off, and the Crosier Mountain Summit hike is about 2.5 miles away.

Routes (7)

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