Rotary Park
Rotary Park in Colorado has 11 bouldering routes across 9 difficulty grades.
Photo: Runner1928, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 11 routes
- V0 – V10
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Rotary Park
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.
Jan
45° / 18°
4 wet
Feb
47° / 21°
5 wet
Mar
56° / 29°
6 wet
Apr
63° / 35°
9 wet
May
71° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
82° / 53°
10 wet
Jul
87° / 59°
9 wet
Aug
85° / 57°
9 wet
Sep
77° / 48°
7 wet
Oct
64° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
53° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 18°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Collins, CO, 3.8 mi away at 5,004 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.
Rotary Park is a county-managed climbing area in Colorado, set within the Horsetooth Reservoir area. It sits on county land, and its bouldering makes it an easy stop for climbers already around the reservoir. The park works well as a hub for several climbing spots and trails that sit about 0.1 mile apart. Pitch Penny Boulder, Mental Block and Nipple Wall all sit right nearby, and the Ridgeline Trail is just as close. Paddlers can reach the Cache la Poudre River about 6 miles away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 11 routes on record. Grades range from V0 to V10, and the hardest route listed is Kelley Traverse at V10. The bouldering is easy to stack with a hike on the Ridgeline Trail or a ride on the foot of the Maxwell Loop.
Routes (11)
Cove Boulder(1)
Hell Cave(2)
Memory Gully, The(1)
Peeper Wall(2)
Slopey(1)
Waterway Boulder(1)
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