Colorado · Rock climbing · Montrose

Watermark Boulder

Watermark Boulder in Colorado has 6 bouldering routes across 3 grades.

6 routes
V0 – V3
Bouldering

Best time to visit Watermark 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

    40° / 18°

    5 wet · 3 snow

  2. Feb

    46° / 23°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    57° / 30°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 37°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    74° / 45°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    86° / 53°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    90° / 59°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 58°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 49°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 37°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 27°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 18°

    5 wet · 3 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Montrose #2, CO, 7.5 mi away at 5,789 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Watermark Boulder is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado's Uncompahgre Field Office, about 7 miles from Montrose. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Goliath Boulders (South Drainage) and Stakedance each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes ranging from V0 to V3. The easiest are Bris Shortcut and Bris-ness Is Booming at V0, and the hardest are Bris Cutoff and Shaky Mohel at V3. The V1 routes are Abstemii and King David's Folly. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the Montrose #2 weather station, about 7.5 miles away, show May highs around 74°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages about 90°F. Nearby, the Ohm-Ward Bound mountain biking trails are about 0.4 mile away and the Amp Ridge hike about 0.6 mile. For camping, Riverbend RV Park is about 6.4 miles away.

Routes (6)

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