Turtle Rocks
Turtle Rocks in Colorado has 17 mixed climbing routes with 13 difficulty grades.
- 17 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11d
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit Turtle Rocks
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
41° / 11°
4 wet
Feb
43° / 14°
5 wet
Mar
50° / 21°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 27°
6 wet
May
67° / 36°
7 wet
Jun
78° / 43°
7 wet
Jul
83° / 49°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 47°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 40°
8 wet
Oct
62° / 29°
6 wet
Nov
50° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
40° / 11°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buena Vista 2s, CO, 4.1 mi away at 7,954 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Turtle Rocks is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Royal Gorge Field Office in Colorado, about 4 miles from the town of Buena Vista. The surrounding area is a cluster of climbing spots, with Turtle Rocks Camping Area and the Corridor and Almost A Tunnel climbing areas all within about a tenth of a mile. For comfortable weather, late spring and early fall are the sweet spots. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Buena Vista show May highs around 67°F and September highs around 74°F, while July and August bring the most wet days of the year. Elephant Rock Campground is about 0.3 miles away, and Valley Mobile RV Park is about 1.3 miles away. North Trail, a hike, is about 2.4 miles off, and Cottonwood Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 4 miles away.
Routes (17)
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