Wyoming · Rock climbing · Laramie

Foreign Territory

Foreign Territory in Wyoming has 7 mixed climbing routes graded from 5.10a to 5.12c.

7 routes
5.5 – 5.12-
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Is Foreign Territory 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 Foreign Territory

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.

Foreign Territory is a climbing area in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other named climbing spots, with The Bunker and The Schoolyard each about 0.1 mile away, and Boat Rock a similar distance off. The area has seven climbing routes, mostly trad, with one sport route, and grades run from 5.5 up to 5.12-. The hardest route is Nasty Crack at 5.12-, and Japan Club at 5.10d has a first ascent from 1983. The Great Gapsby and Topside The Daisies are 5.10a. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie run to a high of 81°F and a low of 52°F, and the station sits about 800 feet below the climbing area, so expect temperatures here to run a bit cooler. Vedauwoo Campground is about 2 miles away, and Regolith Trail and Green Mountain Trail are both roughly 0.7 mile off.

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