Exhibit 99.906CERT

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Stephen C.  Miller, President of Boulder Total Return Fund,  Inc.  (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1.	The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date	February 5, 2009	/s/ Stephen C. Miller
		Stephen C. Miller, President
		(Principal Executive Officer)

I, Carl D. Johns, Vice President and Treasurer of Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1.	The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date:	February 5, 2009	/s/ Carl D. Johns
		Carl D. Johns, Vice President and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial Officer)