Wyoming · Rock climbing · Laramie

Boat Rock

Boat Rock in Wyoming has 8 trad climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.

8 routes
5.7 – 5.11
Trad

Is Boat Rock open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Boat Rock

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.

  1. Jan

    33° / 12°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    35° / 15°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 21°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 28°

    11 wet

  5. May

    60° / 36°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 46°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 52°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 43°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 31°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 14°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laramie 4se, WY, 10.6 mi away at 7,390 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Boat Rock is a climbing area in Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, within the Laramie Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land. The Bunker and The Schoolyard are both climbing areas about 0.1 mile away, and The Body Dump Area is right beside them. Skeleton Trail, a mountain biking route, is 0.3 mile off, and the Regolith Trail and Green Mountain Trail are hikes about 0.7 mile away. For an overnight stay, Vedauwoo Campground is 1.9 miles from the rock. Summer is the most comfortable season to climb here. Typical July highs reach about 81°F with lows near 52°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie. Winter is much colder, with typical January highs around 33°F. The climbing here is all traditional, and the routes range from 5.7 to 5.11. Seaworthy is a 5.7, Tugboat is a 5.9+, and Das Boot is a 5.11.

Routes (8)

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