Colorado · Rock climbing · Boulder

Red Rocks (Boulder)

Red Rocks (Boulder) in Colorado has 13 climbing routes with 10 distinct difficulty grades.

13 routes
5.4 – 5.11b/c
Bouldering · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit Red Rocks (Boulder)

Best months: April–June 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

    47° / 21°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    48° / 22°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 29°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 34°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 43°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    83° / 51°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 57°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 48°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 37°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 28°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 21°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder, CO, 2.4 mi away at 5,484 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Red Rocks is a climbing area in Boulder, Colorado, on city land within the Holmes unit. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots and trails, so it works well as a base for exploring the surrounding area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Boulder show May highs around 71°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 88°F. North Shelf Block is about 0.3 miles away, and Mount Sanitas and the Dakota Ridge Trail are each about 0.4 miles off. For paddling, Boulder Creek is roughly 0.9 miles away.

Routes (13)

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North Shelf BlockPhoto: micahcraig, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Lower FinPhoto: micahcraig, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Mount SanitasPhoto: micahcraig, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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~1 min drive

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Second ButtressPhoto: Mihnea Stanciu, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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~1 min drive

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Third ButtressPhoto: Mihnea Stanciu, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Third Buttress

~1 min drive

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Fourth ButtressPhoto: Akos Kokai, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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~1 min drive

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Little CragPhoto: Mihnea Stanciu, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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