Wyoming · Rock climbing · Cody

The Brown Wall

5 climbing routes in Wyoming spanning 4 difficulty grades, sport and trad.

The Brown WallPhoto: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
5.10a – 5.13a
Sport · Trad

Best time to visit The Brown Wall

Best months: May–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.

  1. Jan

    39° / 20°

    2 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    37° / 18°

    3 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    47° / 26°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    53° / 32°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    62° / 40°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 49°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 57°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 55°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 47°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 36°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    44° / 27°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    35° / 19°

    2 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buffalo Bill Dam, WY, 0.7 mi away at 5,160 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Brown Wall is a climbing area in Buffalo Bill Reservoir State Park in Wyoming, managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. It sits among several other climbing spots, with The Moose Wall and Lower Canyon Granite each about 0.2 miles away. The climbing here is sport and trad, with five routes in total. The grades run from 5.10a to 5.13a, and the hardest is The Bolus Extension at 5.13a. Sundowner is a 5.10a sport route, and I Speak Jive is a 5.11b trad route. The Bolus and Foxy Brown are both sport routes at 5.11b and 5.12b. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Buffalo Bill Dam weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 57°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. Colter's Hell Trail is about 3.7 miles away for a hike, and the Cody Canal offers river fishing roughly 6.7 miles off.

Routes (5)

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