Colorado · Rock climbing · Whitewater

Nine Mile Roped

Nine Mile Roped in Colorado has 14 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering sport and trad options.

14 routes
5.7 – 5.11d
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Nine Mile Roped

Best months: March–May and September–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

    39° / 19°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    46° / 25°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 34°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    65° / 40°

    7 wet

  5. May

    76° / 50°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 59°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    90° / 63°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 54°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 41°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 30°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 20°

    4 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Junction 6ese, CO, 6.7 mi away at 4,760 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Nine Mile Roped is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Grand Junction Field Office in western Colorado. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Behemoth Boulder, Kumite Boulder and Miller Block all about 0.1 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Grand Junction show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 67°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. For more climbing, the Mountain Bike Trail near East Creek Trailhead is about 2.2 miles away. KOA Holiday campground is roughly 6.7 miles off, and Camp Eddy is about 8.3 miles away.