Cloud Peak Wilderness Area
Cloud Peak Wilderness Area in Wyoming has 10 climbing routes with 9 difficulty grades.
Photo: PJsg1011, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 10 routes
- 5.5 – 5.12a/b
- Alpine
Is Cloud Peak Wilderness Area open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Medicine Wheel Ranger District.
Forest Special Order 02-02-03-25-05 Shell Falls Interpretive Site Closure
Agency alert covering Medicine Wheel Ranger District · Order 02-02-03-25-05 · USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
The Cloud Peak Wilderness Area is an alpine climbing area in the Cloud Peak Wilderness, part of the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. The Forest Service manages the land, and the wilderness sits within a network of forest service units that make it a natural base for multi-day trips across the region. Alpine routes dominate the climbing here, with 10 routes listed, all rated between 5.5 and 5.12a/b on the YDS scale. The South Arete is the easiest at 5.5, while In Honor of Crazy Horse reaches the hardest at 5.12a/b. Among the named routes are Shink Schock at 5.10b/c and A Shimmering Abstraction at 5.11b. For a change from the rock, the Solitude Loop lies about 3 miles away, and Spear Lake and Cliff Lake are each a little over 4 miles off. West Tensleep Lake campground is about 9 miles away for overnight stays.
Routes (10)
Cloud Peak East Cirque(3)
Cloud Peak SE Cirque Faces(2)
Little Horn(2)
Merlon, The(2)
Mount Woolsey(1)
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