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Surrounding/Dispersed Boulders

5 sport climbing routes in Colorado ranging across 4 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.10a – 5.11b
Sport

Is Surrounding/Dispersed Boulders 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 Surrounding/Dispersed Boulders

Best months: April–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

    46° / 19°

  2. Feb

    46° / 19°

  3. Mar

    54° / 26°

  4. Apr

    59° / 32°

  5. May

    68° / 41°

  6. Jun

    79° / 50°

  7. Jul

    85° / 58°

  8. Aug

    83° / 57°

  9. Sep

    77° / 48°

  10. Oct

    65° / 35°

  11. Nov

    54° / 26°

  12. Dec

    46° / 18°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Roxborough Sp, CO, 3.8 mi away at 6,117 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.

Surrounding/Dispersed Boulders is a climbing area in Colorado's South Platte Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests. The Forest Service manages the land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Roadside Attractions and Watson Park Creek both about 0.1 mile away and Indian Creek Campground about 0.3 mile off. The area holds five sport routes, all rated between 5.10a and 5.11b on the YDS scale. The hardest of them is H1 - Roadside Distraction at 5.11b, and several of the routes were first ascended by Kent Pease, including G1 - Ramp-Art at 5.10d and G3 - Right Crack at 5.10a. For timing, summer is the warmest stretch. A nearby weather station records typical July highs around 85°F and lows near 58°F, though that station sits well below the area, so temperatures up high run cooler.

Routes (5)

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