Spike Rock
Spike Rock is a climbing area in Colorado with 7 routes.
Photo: Sharon Mollerus, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- V2 – V5
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Spike Rock
Best months: April–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
46° / 19°
4 wet
Feb
47° / 20°
4 wet
Mar
55° / 28°
5 wet
Apr
60° / 34°
7 wet
May
69° / 44°
9 wet
Jun
81° / 53°
8 wet
Jul
86° / 60°
8 wet
Aug
85° / 57°
9 wet
Sep
77° / 49°
6 wet
Oct
64° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 28°
4 wet
Dec
45° / 20°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marston Fltr Plt, CO, 6.8 mi away at 5,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Spike Rock is a climbing area in Colorado, about 0.2 miles from the town of Morrison. It sits right next to several other climbing spots, so it works well as one stop in a cluster of boulders and rock faces close to town. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F, with July the warmest month at about 86°F. Tree Slab, 5.8 Boulder and Morrison Boulders all lie about 0.1 miles away. Mountain bikers can head to the C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, roughly half a mile off.
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