Colorado · Rock climbing · Buena Vista

Pump Station

Pump Station in Colorado has 12 climbing routes across 9 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

12 routes
5.7 – 5.11d
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Best time to visit Pump Station

Best months: May–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

    41° / 11°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 14°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 21°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    56° / 27°

    6 wet

  5. May

    67° / 36°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 43°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 49°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 47°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 40°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 29°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    50° / 20°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 11°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 9.5 mi away at 7,954 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

Pump Station is a climbing area in Colorado's Royal Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. It sits on land managed by the BLM, and the nearby Heckendorf and The Black Boulder climbing areas are both within about 4 miles. The area has 12 climbing routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11d. Six are traditional climbs and five are sport routes. Among the named routes are Body Crack and Crack at 5.7, A Little Bit of Everything at 5.9, and Despondent and 5.11d R at 5.11d. The mixed style is represented by one route. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Buena Vista show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, with July and August bringing the most wet days, about 12 each month. That station sits roughly 500 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. The closest neighbors are Vitamin B and Frenchman Creek hikes, both within about 3 miles, and the Heckendorf climbing area at 3.2 miles. Elephant Rock Campground is about 5 miles away.

Routes (12)