Colorado · Rock climbing · Bedrock

Open Range

Open Range in Colorado offers 6 sport climbing routes across 4 difficulty grades.

6 routes
5.9 – 5.11c
Sport

Best time to visit Open Range

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

    45° / 17°

    6 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    51° / 23°

    7 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    61° / 30°

    7 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    68° / 36°

    7 wet

  5. May

    79° / 45°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 54°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 62°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    94° / 60°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    85° / 50°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    72° / 37°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    57° / 28°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    45° / 18°

    7 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Uravan, CO, 7.3 mi away at 5,021 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Open Range is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Uncompahgre Field Office in Colorado. It sits in the same stretch of public land as the Wall of The Ancients, which lies just 0.1 mile away, and the Porcelain Wall, about 0.4 mile off. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Uravan weather station show May highs around 79°F and October highs around 72°F, while July averages climb to about 97°F and winter lows dip to the teens. The closest neighbors are the Wall of The Ancients and Porcelain Wall climbing areas. For hiking, the Saucer Basin Upper Access Trail is about 6.5 miles away, and the Naturita and Paradox Valley climbing area is roughly 7 miles off.

Routes (6)