Big Bird Area
Big Bird Area in Wyoming has 10 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 10 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Big Bird Area open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Big Bird Area
Best months: May–September. 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
36° / 10°
7 wet
Feb
38° / 12°
7 wet
Mar
47° / 20°
8 wet
Apr
55° / 29°
10 wet
May
65° / 37°
11 wet
Jun
75° / 45°
9 wet
Jul
85° / 51°
7 wet
Aug
84° / 50°
6 wet
Sep
73° / 40°
7 wet
Oct
59° / 30°
8 wet
Nov
46° / 18°
7 wet
Dec
36° / 10°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dayton, WY, 4.3 mi away at 3,920 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Big Bird Area is a climbing area in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, within the Tongue Ranger District and the Amsden Creek Wildlife Habitat Management Area. It is managed by State Fish and Wildlife, and it sits at the edge of the Tongue River. The area has 10 routes, with trad and sport styles making up the bulk of them and a few in the 5.6 to 5.12 range. Edwards Crack is a trad route at 5.9, and Ugandan Giant is a trad route at 5.12. Close To The Edge and Going to Extremes are sport routes with grades of 5.10a and 5.10b. The Tongue River runs just 0.2 miles away, and Tongue River Cave and Tongue River Canyon are each about 0.4 miles off. For more climbing, Snag Wall is 0.2 miles away.
Routes (10)
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