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Wyoming · Mountain biking · Near Lander
Slick Rock
- 1.2 mi
- round trip
- 689 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Slick Rock is a mountain biking climb on state land in Wyoming, managed by the State Land Board. The route is about 2.3 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 689 feet from the low point at 5,876 feet to the high at 6,085 feet. It is a short out-and-back, but the climb is rated hard, with the steepest stretch at about 1.1 miles in, where the grade reaches 17 percent. The most comfortable months for riding are late spring and early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 66°F in May to 75°F in September, with July peaking near 88°F. That station sits about 490 feet below the route, so temperatures up high run cooler. The G & T riding area is just half a mile away, and Cactus Patch Downhill is about 1.1 miles off. Climbers can head to Sandstone Buttress, roughly 5 miles away, and Sinks Canyon Campground is about 6.7 miles from the route.
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More in LanderBest time to go · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Best time to visit Slick Rock
Best months: May–June 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.
Jan
33° / 10°
4 wet
Feb
37° / 13°
5 wet
Mar
49° / 23°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 30°
8 wet
May
66° / 39°
9 wet
Jun
78° / 48°
6 wet
Jul
88° / 55°
5 wet
Aug
86° / 54°
5 wet
Sep
75° / 45°
6 wet
Oct
59° / 32°
6 wet
Nov
44° / 20°
5 wet
Dec
33° / 10°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lander Hunt Fld Ap, WY, 5 mi away at 5,592 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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