Colorado · Rock climbing · Wolcott

Upper Tier (Bocco Area)

Upper Tier (Bocco Area) in Colorado has 24 climbing routes across 15 grades, offering sport and trad options.

24 routes
5.7 – 5.11d
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit Upper Tier (Bocco Area)

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.

  1. Jan

    28° / 4°

  2. Feb

    33° / 7°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    51° / 24°

  5. May

    61° / 32°

  6. Jun

    74° / 39°

  7. Jul

    79° / 44°

  8. Aug

    76° / 43°

  9. Sep

    69° / 36°

  10. Oct

    55° / 26°

  11. Nov

    40° / 16°

  12. Dec

    29° / 6°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Green Mt Dam, CO, 22.7 mi away at 7,740 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Upper Tier is a climbing area in the Bocco Area of the Colorado River Valley Field Office, managed by the Bureau of Land Management in western Colorado. It sits among a cluster of bouldering spots, with Big Ass Boulder and Waterside Boulder each about 0.3 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Green Mt Dam weather station, at a similar elevation, run to highs around 79°F in July and 76°F in August, with lows in the mid-40s. Winters there are cold, with January highs near 28°F. Wolcott Campground is about 0.4 miles away, and the Eagle Valley Trail, a mountain biking route, is roughly 3.4 miles off. Farther out, the Boneyard Extension Trail (Hillbilly) hike lies about 5.4 miles away, and Lake Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 7.2 miles away.

Routes (24)

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