Wyoming · Rock climbing · Alta

Grand Wall

Grand Wall in Wyoming has 14 routes across 10 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.

14 routes
5.6 – 5.13a
Sport · Trad · Bouldering

Is Grand Wall open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Caribou-Targhee National Forest. It doesn't name Grand Wall, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Grand Wall

Best months: June–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

    29° / 12°

    9 wet · 7 snow

  2. Feb

    32° / 13°

    8 wet · 6 snow

  3. Mar

    40° / 21°

    9 wet · 6 snow

  4. Apr

    48° / 27°

    9 wet · 4 snow

  5. May

    60° / 35°

    10 wet · 2 snow

  6. Jun

    69° / 42°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 48°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    78° / 47°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    68° / 40°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    53° / 30°

    7 wet · 2 snow

  11. Nov

    38° / 20°

    8 wet · 5 snow

  12. Dec

    28° / 12°

    9 wet · 7 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta 1 Nnw, WY, 6.2 mi away at 6,440 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Grand Wall is a climbing area in the Jedediah Smith Wilderness, part of the Teton Basin Ranger District of Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Wyoming. The Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Alta, about 6 miles away, show July highs near 79°F with lows around 48°F, and snow is common from November through April. The South Teton and Face Trail hikes start about 0.1 mile away, and Teton Canyon campground is about 0.3 mile off. For more climbing, Middle Teton lies about 5.4 miles away.

Routes (14)

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