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Blue Tick

The hardest climb catalogued at Hound Dog Crag.

5.13a
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Blue Tick 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 Blue Tick

Best months: May–June and August–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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 12°

    5 wet · 5 snow

  2. Feb

    40° / 15°

    5 wet · 5 snow

  3. Mar

    49° / 22°

    7 wet · 5 snow

  4. Apr

    55° / 30°

    9 wet · 3 snow

  5. May

    64° / 39°

    12 wet · 1 snow

  6. Jun

    76° / 48°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 54°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 53°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 43°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 31°

    6 wet · 2 snow

  11. Nov

    48° / 21°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  12. Dec

    39° / 12°

    4 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Billy Creek, WY, 27.5 mi away at 4,975 ft. The station sits about 1,500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty at Hound Dog Crag, where 23 climbs have been catalogued across a range from 5.6 to 5.13a.

Photo of the crag

Hound Dog Crag — the crag this route is on
Hound Dog Crag, Wyoming — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: jtstewart, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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