Wyoming · Rock climbing · Rawlins

Cranner Rock North Aspect

Cranner Rock North Aspect in Wyoming has 14 trad climbing routes.

14 routes
5.7 – 5.14
Trad

Best time to visit Cranner Rock North Aspect

Best months: May–June and August–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

    32° / 14°

  2. Feb

    36° / 16°

  3. Mar

    47° / 23°

  4. Apr

    57° / 30°

  5. May

    68° / 39°

  6. Jun

    78° / 46°

  7. Jul

    87° / 54°

  8. Aug

    84° / 53°

  9. Sep

    74° / 45°

  10. Oct

    60° / 33°

  11. Nov

    44° / 22°

  12. Dec

    33° / 14°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Muddy Gap, WY, 10.9 mi away at 6,248 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Cranner Rock North Aspect is a trad climbing area in Wyoming on state land managed by the State Land Board, about 2.7 miles from the Split Rock climbing area and 2.8 miles from the Oregon Trail hike. The routes here are all trad, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.14, and the north aspect itself is part of a cluster of climbing areas that includes Lankin Dome, Sweetwater Rocks and Cranner Rock. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Muddy Gap weather station show July highs around 87°F with lows near 54°F, while winter highs stay in the low 30s. Fourteen routes are listed, with the hardest being the Five Fourteen Crack at 5.14. Other options include Jaw Bone at 5.7, U238 at 5.11a and Ty's Corner at 5.11b, a route first climbed by Ty Mack.