Colorado · Rock climbing · Monument

Skull Crusher Boulder

Skull Crusher Boulder is a 7-route bouldering crag in Colorado with routes across 6 difficulty grades.

Skull Crusher BoulderPhoto: bgautrea, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
V2 – V6
Bouldering

Is Skull Crusher Boulder open right now?

Alert in the area

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

As of · Source: USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Skull Crusher Boulder

Best months: May–July 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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 16°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 18°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 23°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 29°

    9 wet

  5. May

    68° / 39°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    79° / 47°

    11 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 54°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 52°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 43°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 33°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    48° / 22°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monument, CO, 3.3 mi away at 7,080 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Skull Crusher Boulder is a climbing area in the Pikes Peak Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. The closest weather station is in Monument, about 3.3 miles away. Typical averages from that station, which sits about 700 feet below the boulder, make late spring through early fall the most comfortable stretch. September averages a high of 72°F, and June a high of 79°F. Expect somewhat cooler temperatures at the boulder itself. The boulder sits about 0.1 mile from Highball Boulder and Main Boulder, so you can climb several problems in one outing. The Raspberry Mountain Trail is about 0.8 mile away. For overnight stays, Tent City campground lies roughly 4.3 miles off.

Routes (7)