The Island
Island, The is a climbing area in Wyoming with 42 routes.
Photo: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 42 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12d
- Alpine
Best time to visit The Island
Best months: May–October. 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
39° / 20°
2 wet · 1 snow
Feb
37° / 18°
3 wet · 2 snow
Mar
47° / 26°
4 wet · 1 snow
Apr
53° / 32°
5 wet · 1 snow
May
62° / 40°
7 wet
Jun
72° / 49°
7 wet
Jul
82° / 57°
6 wet
Aug
81° / 55°
5 wet
Sep
71° / 47°
4 wet
Oct
56° / 36°
4 wet · 1 snow
Nov
44° / 27°
3 wet · 1 snow
Dec
35° / 19°
2 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Buffalo Bill Dam, WY, 0.5 mi away at 5,160 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Island is a climbing area in Buffalo Bill Reservoir State Park in Wyoming, managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. It sits within the park's state park land unit, and several other climbing areas lie right beside it, including The Green Mile, The Single Malt Wall and Riverside Wall, each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is alpine, and the routes run from about 5.6 up to 5.12d. The hardest of them, Redhead, was first climbed by Dan Miller, Richard Plummer, Mike Snyder and Pat Mees. The area's route count is 42, and the median grade is 5.10c. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Buffalo Bill Dam weather station, about half a mile away, show July highs around 82°F with lows near 57°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. For a change from the rock, Colter's Hell Trail is about 3.5 miles away and the Paul Stock Nature Trail about 4.8 miles. Cody Canal, a fishing spot, is roughly 7 miles off.
Routes (42)
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