Colorado · Rock climbing · Cascade

The Saddle

25 bouldering routes at Saddle, The in Colorado, spanning 12 difficulty grades.

25 routes

V0 – V6

Bouldering

Is Saddle, The open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 11 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.

FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Waldo Canyon Burn Area Closure
Agency alert covering Pikes Peak Ranger District · Order 02-12-09-24-07 · USFS · Pikes Peak Ranger District

As of Oct 21, 8:15 pm MDT · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Saddle

Best months: May–June and 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.

Jan
39° / 13°
5 wet
Feb
39° / 14°
6 wet
Mar
45° / 20°
7 wet
Apr
50° / 26°
8 wet
May
59° / 33°
10 wet
Jun
70° / 42°
11 wet
Jul
74° / 46°
16 wet
Aug
72° / 45°
16 wet
Sep
66° / 39°
9 wet
Oct
56° / 30°
6 wet
Nov
46° / 19°
5 wet
Dec
39° / 13°
5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ruxton Park, CO, 6.1 mi away at 9,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Saddle is a bouldering area in Colorado's Pikes Peak Ranger District, part of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with The Drug Boulder and The Stacks both about 0.1 mile away. The area holds 25 bouldering routes, all within a single bouldering style. Grades run from V0 to V6, with V2 as the median. The simplest is Squatch at V0, first climbed by Alex Hesler, while Daydreamer at V6 is the hardest of the listed routes. Summer brings the most comfortable conditions. A nearby weather station at Ruxton Park records typical July highs around 74°F and lows near 46°F, though it sits a few hundred feet lower than the boulders, so temperatures on the rock run a little cooler. The Ridge Crest hike starts about 0.9 mile away, and the Devil's Kitchen hike is about 1.7 miles off. Lone Duck Family Campground, roughly 1.7 miles away, offers a place to stay, and Homestake Fishing Site is about 3.1 miles out.