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Sleeping Rock aka Sheep's Nose Bouldering

Sleeping Rock (Sheep's Nose Bouldering) in Colorado has 35 bouldering routes across 13 difficulty grades.

35 routes
V0 – V14
Bouldering

Is Sleeping Rock aka Sheep's Nose Bouldering open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 8 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 Sleeping Rock aka Sheep's Nose Bouldering

Best months: June–July 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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 5°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    41° / 7°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    49° / 15°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 21°

    6 wet

  5. May

    64° / 29°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 37°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 42°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 41°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 33°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 23°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 14°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 5°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Florissant Fossil Bed, CO, 16.4 mi away at 8,402 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sleeping Rock, also known as Sheep's Nose Bouldering, is a bouldering area in Colorado's South Platte Ranger District, part of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The land is managed by the Forest Service. The facts give no nearest town, so the area is best located by its national forest and ranger district. For timing, typical averages from a nearby weather station in Florissant at a similar elevation favor June through September. July highs average about 79°F with lows near 42°F, though July and August bring the most wet days of the year. Another cautioned about downed and weakened trees across the district. Two Shakes and Air Jordan Boulder sit about a tenth of a mile away. The Signal Butte Multi Use Trail 717 is roughly 2.6 miles off, and Painted Rocks campground is about 6 miles away.

Routes (35)

Chimney/Super Split Rock(1)

Chimney TraverseV0-1