Hightower
Hightower in Wyoming has 29 climbing routes with 15 difficulty grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 29 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12a
- Mixed · Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Hightower
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
38° / 17°
4 wet
Feb
40° / 16°
5 wet
Mar
49° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
55° / 28°
8 wet
May
64° / 35°
10 wet
Jun
76° / 42°
10 wet
Jul
84° / 48°
8 wet
Aug
82° / 46°
7 wet
Sep
74° / 38°
5 wet
Oct
60° / 29°
5 wet
Nov
47° / 22°
4 wet
Dec
37° / 16°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Double Four Rch, WY, 12.2 mi away at 6,120 ft. The station sits about 600 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.
Hightower is a climbing area in Wyoming's Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including The Amphitheater, Rendezvous Buttress and The Tunnel, all within about a tenth of a mile. The John Prine Wall is also close by. The area has 29 routes, with mixed and sport styles making up the bulk. The YDS grades run from 5.6 to 5.12, with the median at 5.10d. Among the named routes are Wuss Route at 5.6 and *Reeses Pieces at 5.10d, and *Scarpelli's Belly, a trad route at 5.12. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 84°F with lows near 48°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. That station sits about 650 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler.
Routes (29)
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