The Shoulder Boulder
Shoulder Boulder is a bouldering crag in Colorado with 5 routes.
Photo: kalestews, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5 routes
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Best time to visit The Shoulder Boulder
Best months: May–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
44° / 12°
5 wet
Feb
44° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 21°
7 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
8 wet
May
64° / 36°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 13°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Evergreen, CO, 1.9 mi away at 6,985 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.
The Shoulder Boulder is a climbing area in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, a county-managed park in Colorado. It sits on county land, and the park itself is a climbing destination with several named areas close by. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Evergreen show July highs around 81°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-40s. Fox Block, Little Peabody and the Ponderosa Trail all lie about 0.1 mile away. Bear Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 1.2 miles off.
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