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Olive Garden

Olive Garden in Colorado has 5 traditional climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.9 – 5.11+
Trad

Best time to visit Olive Garden

Best months: March–May and September–November. 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° / 21°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 27°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    63° / 34°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    70° / 40°

    6 wet

  5. May

    80° / 48°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 57°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 64°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 62°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    85° / 53°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 30°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    45° / 22°

    5 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gateway 1ene, CO, 2.1 mi away at 4,671 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Olive Garden is a climbing area in western Colorado, on Bureau of Land Management land within the Grand Junction Field Office. The nearest community on record is Gateway, whose weather station sits about 2 miles away. The station is at nearly the same elevation as the area, so its readings are a fair guide. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb, with typical highs around 70°F in April and October and lows near 40°F, based on averages from the nearby Gateway station. Summer is hot, with July highs averaging about 95°F. Several trails start close by. Dynamite Trail is half a mile away, and the Vista Grande Loop and Cutler Rim Trail mountain bike routes are both within a mile. The Gateway climbing area lies about 2.6 miles off.

Routes (5)

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