Ship's Prow
Ship's Prow in Colorado has 6 bouldering routes.
- 6 routes
- V2 – V9
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Ship's Prow
Best months: May–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° / 13°
7 wet
Feb
45° / 19°
7 wet
Mar
54° / 25°
7 wet
Apr
63° / 30°
7 wet
May
71° / 37°
6 wet
Jun
81° / 46°
5 wet
Jul
85° / 53°
11 wet
Aug
82° / 51°
12 wet
Sep
76° / 44°
9 wet
Oct
64° / 33°
7 wet
Nov
50° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
40° / 13°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Durango, CO, 2.5 mi away at 6,761 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
Ship's Prow is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Tres Rios Field Office, about 2.5 miles from Durango, Colorado. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to climb here. Typical averages from the Durango weather station run near 71°F highs and 37°F lows in May and 76°F highs and 44°F lows in September, while July and August bring more wet days. That station sits roughly 920 feet below the crag, so temperatures at the rock run cooler than those figures suggest. The neighboring climbing area Square 1 is just 0.1 mile away, and Moria lies about 0.6 mile off. Hikers can reach Animas Mountain Upper at 0.2 mile, and Junction Creek Campground, about 2.2 miles away, offers a nearby place to stay.
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