Wyoming · Rock climbing · Laramie

The Cove

Cove, The in Wyoming has 10 sport climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.

10 routes
5.10+ – 5.12+
Sport

Is Cove, The 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 The Cove

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, 7.6 mi away at 7,390 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

The Cove is a sport climbing area in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and riding spots, with Beehive Buttress just 0.1 mile away and Browns Landing Trail and Crow Creek Loop within about 0.4 mile. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.10a up to 5.12+. Muff Divers is the easiest at 5.10a, and Brown and Gold is the hardest at 5.12+. The median grade is 5.11a. The area's first ascents were made by climbers including Zach Orenczak, Rachel Lynn and Jesse Brown. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie show July highs around 81°F with lows near 52°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. That station sits about 1,367 feet lower than the Cove, so temperatures at the crag run cooler. Pole Creek Group Campground and Yellow Pine Campground are both within about 2 miles, and Little John's Meditation Boulder is about 2.3 miles away.

Routes (10)

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