Wyoming · Rock climbing · Laramie

Lower Blair II

Lower Blair II in Wyoming has 9 climbing routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad options.

Lower Blair IIPhoto: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
5.8 – 5.11c
Trad · Sport

Is Lower Blair II open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Lower Blair II

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.

  1. Jan

    33° / 12°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    35° / 15°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 21°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 28°

    11 wet

  5. May

    60° / 36°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 46°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 52°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 43°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 31°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 14°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laramie 4se, WY, 9.9 mi away at 7,390 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.

Lower Blair II is a climbing area in Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, within the Laramie Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the area sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Lower Blair III and the Miscellaneous Lower Blair routes and problems about a tenth of a mile away. The climbing here is trad, with one sport route among the nine listed. The grades run from 5.8 up to 5.11c, and the median is 5.10d. Some of the named routes include Edge of Sanity (5.8), A Thing of Beauty (5.10b/c) and Deadman's Glove (5.11c). Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 81°F with lows near 52°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie. Winter is much colder, with January highs around 33°F. The Blair Trail is about 0.2 miles away and the Cow Trail about the same distance. For camping, Vedauwoo Campground is roughly 2.3 miles off, and Pole Creek Group Campground is about 4.5 miles away.

Routes (9)

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