Tortuga
Tortuga in Colorado has 23 bouldering routes with 14 difficulty grades.
- 23 routes
- V0- – V6
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Tortuga
Best months: May–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
44° / 12°
5 wet
Feb
44° / 13°
6 wet
Mar
51° / 21°
7 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
8 wet
May
64° / 36°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 43°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
51° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
44° / 13°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Evergreen, CO, 2.4 mi away at 6,985 ft. The station sits about 700 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.
Tortuga is a bouldering area in Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, on county land in Colorado. The park holds several other climbing spots within a short distance, including The Black Pearl, Pirate's Cove and Widower Wall, and the Bearberry Trail starts about a tenth of a mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with 23 routes spread across the boulder style. Their grades run from V0- up to V6, with the median around V2. The most straightforward of them are The Beginner Lines at V0- and Early Manhood at V1, while Crossfire is the hardest, at V6. For timing, summer is the warmest stretch. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station in Evergreen run to a high of 81°F and a low of 49°F. That station sits about 710 feet lower than the park, so temperatures at Tortuga run a little cooler. Paddlers can find Bear Creek about 1.6 miles away, and the Sisters Trail is 0.4 miles off. Farther out, Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout offers camping about 8 miles away.
Routes (23)
Basics of Plundering area, The(4)
Cross Block, The(4)
Early Manhood Block(3)
Schooner, The(1)
Torsion Wall(3)
Tortuga For The Kids(2)
Tortuga South Wall(4)
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