Colorado · Rock climbing · Whitewater

Warm Up Boulder

Warm Up Boulder in Colorado has 5 bouldering routes with 3 difficulty grades.

Warm Up BoulderPhoto: iagoarchangel, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
V2 – V4
Bouldering

Best time to visit Warm Up Boulder

Best months: March–May and September–October. 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

    39° / 19°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    46° / 25°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 34°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    65° / 40°

    7 wet

  5. May

    76° / 50°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 59°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    90° / 63°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 54°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 41°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 30°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 20°

    4 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grand Junction 6ese, CO, 4.7 mi away at 4,760 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Warm Up Boulder is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Grand Junction Field Office, about 4.7 miles from the Grand Junction 6ese weather station. It sits among several other climbing spots, so it works well as a stop in a day of bouldering in this part of western Colorado. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby weather station show May highs around 76°F and October highs around 67°F, while July averages climb to about 93°F. Bat Cave, Caboose Boulder and Engine Boulder all lie about 0.1 mile away, and Coffman Road is about 1.2 miles off. For an overnight stay, KOA Holiday is about 5.5 miles away.

Routes (5)

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