The Spice Roof
Spice Roof, The is a 7-route bouldering crag in Colorado with routes spanning 5 difficulty grades.
- 7 routes
- V1 – V6
- Bouldering
Best time to visit The Spice Roof
Best months: May–June and August–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
44° / 15°
4 wet
Feb
45° / 17°
4 wet
Mar
53° / 25°
5 wet
Apr
60° / 31°
8 wet
May
68° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
80° / 49°
8 wet
Jul
87° / 55°
8 wet
Aug
84° / 53°
8 wet
Sep
76° / 45°
7 wet
Oct
63° / 34°
5 wet
Nov
51° / 24°
4 wet
Dec
43° / 16°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Waterdale, CO, 7.2 mi away at 5,230 ft. The station sits about 600 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 Spice Roof is a climbing area on county land within the Carter Lake unit in Colorado, about 7 miles from the town of Carter Lake. It sits among a cluster of bouldering and climbing spots, with several other named areas within a tenth of a mile. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Waterdale weather station, which sits about 650 feet lower, show May highs around 68°F and September highs around 76°F, with July peaking near 87°F. Monster Block, Extension Boulder and Kahuna Boulder all lie about 0.1 mile away. The Sundance Trail is about 2 miles off, and the Big Thompson River offers paddling roughly 4 miles away.
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