Colorado · Bouldering · Estes Park

The Dugout

Mid-range problem among nine routes at Green Slab Wall.

V2
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Bouldering Pads
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Is The Dugout open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Best time to visit The Dugout

Best months: June 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

    29° / 12°

    15 wet

  2. Feb

    28° / 11°

    16 wet

  3. Mar

    36° / 17°

    16 wet

  4. Apr

    40° / 22°

    17 wet

  5. May

    50° / 29°

    16 wet

  6. Jun

    62° / 36°

    12 wet

  7. Jul

    68° / 43°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    66° / 41°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    59° / 34°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    47° / 26°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    35° / 19°

    12 wet

  12. Dec

    28° / 12°

    15 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder 14 W, CO, 19.6 mi away at 9,828 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of nine boulder problems catalogued at Green Slab Wall, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's V1 to V6 span.

Photo of the crag

Green Slab Wall — the crag this route is on
Green Slab Wall, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: TexasExplorer98, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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