Colorado · Rock climbing · Fort Collins

Mental Block

Mental Block in Colorado has 13 bouldering routes across 10 grades.

13 routes
V0-1 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Mental Block

Best months: April–June and August–October. 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

    45° / 18°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 21°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    56° / 29°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 35°

    9 wet

  5. May

    71° / 44°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 53°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 59°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 48°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 36°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 26°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 18°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Collins, CO, 3.7 mi away at 5,004 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.

Mental Block is a climbing area on county land within the Horsetooth Reservoir area in Colorado, about 3.7 miles from the Ft Collins weather station. Several other climbing spots and trails sit right alongside it, so it's easy to pair with other outings in the same corner. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the Ft Collins weather station, which sits a few hundred feet lower than the area, show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 77°F, with summer running hotter and winter cold. Rotary Park, the Central Ridgeline (including Ship's Prow) and Meditation Boulder are all about 0.1 mile away, and the Lake Access Trail is also close by. For paddling, the Cache la Poudre River is about 6 miles off.

Routes (13)

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