Riddler Boulder
Riddler Boulder in Colorado has 7 bouldering routes on 3 difficulty grades.
- 7 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Riddler Boulder
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.
Jan
39° / 19°
5 wet · 3 snow
Feb
46° / 25°
5 wet · 2 snow
Mar
58° / 34°
6 wet · 1 snow
Apr
65° / 40°
7 wet
May
76° / 50°
5 wet
Jun
88° / 59°
3 wet
Jul
93° / 65°
5 wet
Aug
90° / 63°
6 wet
Sep
81° / 54°
6 wet
Oct
67° / 41°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 30°
5 wet · 1 snow
Dec
40° / 20°
4 wet · 3 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Junction 6ese, CO, 9.4 mi away at 4,760 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Riddler Boulder is a climbing area in western Colorado on Bureau of Land Management land administered by the Grand Junction Field Office. It sits among a cluster of bouldering spots, with several other problems and walls within a few hundred yards. Spring and fall bring the mildest conditions. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Grand Junction, about 9 miles away, run near 65°F highs and 40°F lows in April and around 67°F and 41°F in October, while July averages reach the low 90s. That station sits roughly 950 feet lower than the boulder, so temperatures here run somewhat cooler. Bastion Block and Dirty Dozen Boulder Area are each about 0.1 mile away, and Blanc Block is 0.2 mile off. For a change from climbing, the Tabeguache Trail lies about a mile away.
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