Wetterhorn Trail Boulders
Wetterhorn Trail Boulders in Colorado has 9 routes spanning 6 difficulty grades.
- 9 routes
- V0 – V7
- Bouldering
Is Wetterhorn Trail Boulders open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. It doesn't name Wetterhorn Trail Boulders, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Gold Mountain Wildfire Roads and Trails Closure Order v 4.0
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Ophir Pass Road Closure
Agency closure covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
TERMINATION OF ORDER - FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Dallas Area Closure order
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
Island Lake Road Closure
Agency alert covering Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
As of · Source: USFS · Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Wetterhorn Trail Boulders is a bouldering area in the Uncompahgre Wilderness, within the Ouray Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests in Colorado. The Forest Service manages the land, and the boulders sit among the wilderness's crags and trails. The area holds nine bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V0 to V7. The easiest is Puppy Treats at V0, and the hardest is Used Up 'n' Tossed Out at V7. The median grade runs V3-4. Brice Lang and Matt Price are among the climbers who have left their mark on the routes. Wetterhorn Basin is about a mile away, and Coxcomb Peak and the Coxcomb hike are each about 1.5 miles off. For an overnight stay, West Fork Cimarron Dispersed campground lies roughly 2.9 miles away.
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