Head Games
Head Games is a bouldering area in Wyoming with 13 routes across 8 grades.
- 13 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Head Games
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.
Jan
28° / 1°
8 wet
Feb
31° / 4°
8 wet
Mar
41° / 15°
8 wet
Apr
50° / 24°
10 wet
May
60° / 32°
11 wet
Jun
73° / 39°
8 wet
Jul
81° / 46°
8 wet
Aug
80° / 43°
7 wet
Sep
69° / 34°
6 wet
Oct
54° / 23°
6 wet
Nov
40° / 14°
6 wet
Dec
29° / 3°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shirley Basin, WY, 27.9 mi away at 7,057 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.
Head Games is a bouldering area in Wyoming, about a mile from the Casper Mountain community. It sits in a cluster of climbing spots, with Sensory Deprivation just 0.1 mile away and Skunk Hollow about a mile off. The bouldering here is all at the V0 to V3 level, with the majority of routes rated V0 and V2, and the hardest listed as V3. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically July and August, when typical highs reach about 80°F and lows sit in the low to mid 40s, according to averages from a nearby weather station at Shirley Basin. Winter is severe, with typical January highs around 28°F and lows near 1°F. The station sits roughly 760 feet lower than the area, so expect conditions on the rocks to run a bit cooler. The routes are named and graded, with Fatties Fit Fine and Toilet Water both at V0 and Human Sacrifice at V3. The closest trails are Crooked Pine Trail, about a mile away, and Split Rock Trail, roughly 1.8 miles off.
Routes (13)
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