Colorado · Rock climbing · Lyons

Turd World Country

Turd World Country in Colorado has 5 mixed climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

5 routes
5.6 – 5.10d
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Is Turd World Country open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

As of · Source: USFS · Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Turd World Country

Best months: April–June and September–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

    47° / 21°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    48° / 22°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 29°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 34°

    10 wet

  5. May

    71° / 43°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    83° / 51°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 57°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 55°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 48°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 37°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    54° / 28°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 21°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Boulder, CO, 14.8 mi away at 5,484 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Turd World Country is a climbing area in the Boulder Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other named climbing areas, which makes it a natural anchor for a day of bouldering or sport climbing in this part of the forest. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby Boulder weather station run from highs around 71°F in May to about 79°F in September, with July the warmest at about 88°F. Dance Hall of the Dead, Mushroom Massif and Shrine of Vanity, The are all about 0.2 miles away. Button Rock Trail is about 1.3 miles off for a hike.