Spring Creek
Spring Creek in Colorado has 26 climbing routes across 15 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 26 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13b
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Spring Creek open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Spring Creek, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Gold Mountain Wildfire Roads and Trails Closure Order v 4.0
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Ophir Pass Road Closure
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
TERMINATION OF ORDER - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Dallas Area Closure order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Island Lake Road Closure
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Spring Creek
Best months: June–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
29° / -8°
8 wet
Feb
33° / -5°
8 wet
Mar
40° / 4°
8 wet
Apr
47° / 18°
8 wet
May
58° / 29°
8 wet
Jun
69° / 36°
7 wet
Jul
72° / 42°
11 wet
Aug
70° / 41°
12 wet
Sep
64° / 34°
9 wet
Oct
54° / 25°
7 wet
Nov
40° / 13°
8 wet
Dec
28° / -4°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Taylor Park, CO, 9.2 mi away at 9,179 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Spring Creek is a climbing area in the Gunnison Ranger District of Colorado's Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, on Forest Service land. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. The nearby Taylor Park weather station typically averages July highs around 72°F and lows near 42°F, though July and August also bring the most wet days of the year, about 11 to 12 each month. Several other spots sit close by. Roadside Crag is just 0.2 miles away and Car Killer Buttress about 0.7 miles. For an overnight stay, Spring Creek Campground lies about 1.2 miles off, and more climbing waits at Taylor Canyon, roughly 2 miles away.
Routes (26)
13 Bolt Wall(2)
British Invasion Wall(4)
Expedited Buttress(1)
Expedition Buttress(3)
Hot LZ, The(3)
Just say Joe Wall(1)
Pirate Wall(2)
Porkchop Wall(1)
Spring Creek Tower(2)
Terminal Wall(3)
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