Exhibit 99.906CERT

CERTIFICATIONS 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: August 8, 2011	/s/ Stephen C. Miller
	Stephen C. Miller, President
	(Principal Executive Officer)

I, Nicole L. Murphey, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Treasurer, Asst. Secretary 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: August 8, 2011	/s/ Nicole L. Murphey
	Nicole L. Murphey, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Treasurer, Asst. Secretary
	(Principal Financial Officer)