Turret Dome
Turret Dome in Colorado has 22 climbing routes across 13 grades, featuring mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 22 routes
- 5.0 – 5.12-
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Turret Dome open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 8 alerts for Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
FSR 286, Radical Hill, is closed due to washouts and unsafe conditions
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Interlaken Hotel Tree Hazards
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
National Forest Service Road 8 closure
Agency alert covering South Park Ranger District · Order 02-12-10-26-13 · USFS · South Park Ranger District
Sharpe Fire Update
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · Pike and San Isabel National Forests
Turquoise Lake Road (County Road 4) Closure
Agency alert covering Pike and San Isabel National Forests · USFS · 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 Turret Dome
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
33° / -1°
4 wet
Feb
36° / 3°
4 wet
Mar
44° / 13°
5 wet
Apr
51° / 23°
6 wet
May
60° / 32°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 40°
8 wet
Jul
77° / 46°
11 wet
Aug
74° / 45°
12 wet
Sep
69° / 37°
7 wet
Oct
57° / 26°
4 wet
Nov
44° / 15°
4 wet
Dec
33° / 2°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake George 8 Sw, CO, 3.9 mi away at 8,550 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Turret Dome is a climbing area on Forest Service land in the South Park Ranger District of the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Colorado. Typical averages from a nearby weather station near Lake George show July highs around 77°F with lows near 46°F, and September is a little cooler at about 69°F by day and 37°F at night. Summer brings the most wet days, roughly 11 to 12 a month in July and August, so early fall tends to be drier. Winter highs sit in the low 30s. The Spillway/Camp 2, Sports Crag and Scoop Wall are each about 0.1 mile away. Springer Gulch Campground is about 1.1 miles off.
Routes (22)
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