Colorado · Rock climbing · Aspen

Turkey Rock

Turkey Rock in Colorado has 9 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.

9 routes
5.6 – 5.11d
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Turkey Rock open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in White River National Forest. It doesn't name Turkey Rock, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · White River National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Turkey Rock

Best months: June–August. 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

    31° / 3°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    33° / 3°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    39° / 9°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    44° / 18°

    8 wet

  5. May

    55° / 27°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    68° / 34°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    73° / 39°

    12 wet

  8. Aug

    70° / 38°

    12 wet

  9. Sep

    62° / 31°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    51° / 23°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    39° / 14°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    31° / 6°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sugarloaf Rsvr, CO, 18.3 mi away at 9,738 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Turkey Rock is a climbing area in the Aspen Ranger District of the White River National Forest in Colorado, on land managed by the Forest Service. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb here. At a nearby weather station, typical July averages run to a high of about 73°F and a low near 39°F, and temperatures at the crag, which sits a little higher than the station, run slightly cooler. Two more climbing areas sit about 0.1 mile away, Upper Bulldog Cliff and the Upper Boulderfield Area. For camping, Lincoln Creek Dispersed Campground is about 1.4 miles off and Lost Man Campground is about 2.5 miles away.

Routes (9)