Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket)
8 bouldering routes in Wyoming spanning 6 grades.
- 8 routes
- V1 – V5-6
- Bouldering
Is Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket) open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Medicine Wheel Ranger District.
Forest Special Order 02-02-03-25-05 Shell Falls Interpretive Site Closure
Agency alert covering Medicine Wheel Ranger District · Order 02-02-03-25-05 · USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Wheel Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Intermission Fire boulders (a.k.a. Fruit Basket)
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.
Jan
30° / 8°
Feb
29° / 7°
Mar
35° / 13°
Apr
41° / 18°
May
50° / 28°
Jun
61° / 35°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
70° / 41°
Sep
61° / 33°
Oct
46° / 23°
Nov
36° / 15°
Dec
29° / 8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burgess Junction, WY, 19.7 mi away at 8,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Intermission Fire boulders, also known as Fruit Basket, is a bouldering area in the Medicine Wheel Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land. Bouldering is the sole style here, with eight routes spread across the V1 to V5 range. The most common grade is V4, and Push and Pull is one of the named routes at that level. Slice and Dice is V5, and Scoliosis Slab is a project at V5-6. Long and Slightly Easier is an easier option at V3. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Burgess Junction run to highs around 71°F in July, with lows near 42°F. Winter highs there stay around 29°F. Porcupine Falls is about a mile away, and Highway 14a Boulders is roughly 2.5 miles off. Porcupine Campground and Mexican Hill lie a little over 3 miles from the area.
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