Colorado · Rock climbing · Lyons

Warm-up Area

Warm-up Area is a bouldering crag in Colorado with 5 routes.

5 routes
V0+ – V5
Bouldering

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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 Warm-up 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

    32° / 14°

  2. Feb

    35° / 15°

  3. Mar

    42° / 20°

  4. Apr

    46° / 23°

  5. May

    56° / 32°

  6. Jun

    69° / 38°

  7. Jul

    74° / 44°

  8. Aug

    73° / 43°

  9. Sep

    66° / 36°

  10. Oct

    52° / 29°

  11. Nov

    41° / 20°

  12. Dec

    33° / 14°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Allenspark 3nw, CO, 6.8 mi away at 8,500 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Warm-up Area 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 within the Boulder Ranger District, about 0.3 miles from the Buchannan Pass Trail and 0.7 miles from Camp Dick Campground. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Allenspark run to highs around 74°F in July with lows near 44°F, while winter highs stay around freezing. Camp Dick Campground and Camp Dick, another climbing area, are both within a mile. Peaceful Valley Campground is about 1.4 miles away, and Middle Saint Vrain Creek offers paddling roughly 1.9 miles off.

Routes (5)

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