Colorado · Rock climbing · Fort Collins

Piano Ridge

Piano Ridge in Colorado has 37 bouldering routes across 10 grades.

37 routes
V0 – V5-
Bouldering

Best time to visit Piano Ridge

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, 4.1 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.

Piano Ridge is a climbing area in Colorado with 37 routes spread across 10 distinct difficulty grades. The routes are bouldering pads.

Routes (37)

Bootie5.8+Balance If You CanV0Bashie LineV0Don't Get StumpedV0Double DippingV0Far North AreteV0Fiction, FrictionV0HandcrackerV0Roof CrackV0Slab Left of the Piano Boulder (formerly "Unknown Slab")V0Bootie Crack Traverse / LowV0+UnderclingV0+Around the BulgeV1Hug N' JugV1Mid-North LiebackV1Mid-North Parallel Finger CrackV1Spread EagledV1Unknown Bootie Traverse VariationV1Far North Crack (formerly "Unknown Crack")V1-North Arete (Unknown Roof)V1-Piano Ridge TraverseV1-Continental ShelfV1+Life on the EdgeV1+Roof ReachV1+Unknown (submitted as Moth Pocket)V1+Brian's SongV2Far North Slab (formerly "Unknown Slab")V2Just Add A PinchV2TractionV2Unknown / Piano West FaceV2Piano West Face Unknown V3V3TangoV3Gill Arrow Roof ProblemFA: The man...V4Sloper Traverse (aka Baby Grand)V4Sloper Traverse 2 (unknown)V4UnknownV4Piano TraverseV5-

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