Colorado · Rock climbing · Oak Creek

Other Rose Dome

Other Rose Dome in Colorado has 19 climbing routes across 13 grades.

19 routes
5.6 – 5.12a
Sport · Trad

Is Other Rose Dome open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Other Rose Dome

Best months: June–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

    28° / 7°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    31° / 9°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    40° / 15°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    49° / 23°

    9 wet

  5. May

    59° / 30°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    71° / 36°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 42°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 40°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    68° / 34°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    55° / 25°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 16°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    29° / 9°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spicer, CO, 15.7 mi away at 8,385 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.

Other Rose Dome is a climbing area in the Yampa Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots in the district, with Dome, The about 1.6 miles away and Shield, The about 1.8 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Spicer weather station, which sits about 1,000 feet lower, show July highs around 77°F with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The Routt Divide hike is about 2.7 miles away and Sarvis Creek about 3.2 miles. For an overnight, Rabbit Ears Pass Camp is about 6 miles off.

Routes (19)