Lower Blair III
Lower Blair III in Wyoming has 33 climbing routes with 26 difficulty grades.
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 33 routes
- 5.4 – 5.13c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Lower Blair III open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.
Access Impact: Big Creek Lakes Dam Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Trail & Access Impact: Stillwater Reservoir Project
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
Snowy Range - 2026 Active Vegetation Operations
Agency alert covering Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · USFS · 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 III
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
33° / 12°
7 wet
Feb
35° / 15°
7 wet
Mar
44° / 21°
8 wet
Apr
51° / 28°
11 wet
May
60° / 36°
12 wet
Jun
73° / 46°
10 wet
Jul
81° / 52°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 49°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 43°
8 wet
Oct
56° / 31°
8 wet
Nov
43° / 23°
7 wet
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 III is a climbing area in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of Lower Blair climbing areas, with Lower Blair II and the Miscellaneous Lower Blair routes / problems about 0.1 mile away, and the Lower Blair I, II, III, and vicinity area also within a tenth of a mile. The area has 33 routes, with trad climbing the most common style, and grades ranging from 5.4 to 5.13c. Among the named routes are Middle Notch at 5.4, Random Crystals at 5.8, and Son of a Wanted Man at 5.13c. The Blair Trail and Cow Trail are both within about 0.2 mile. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie show July highs around 81°F with lows near 52°F, while winter highs stay in the low to mid 30s. That station sits about 770 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures here run cooler.
Routes (33)
Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Lower Blair I
~0 min drive
Lower Blair I in Wyoming has 29 climbing routes across 15 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: Laurel Fan, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Old Folks' Wall
~3 min drive
Old Folks' Wall in Wyoming has 7 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.
Photo: pgzdbxte93, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Land of the Rising Moon
~3 min drive
14-route climbing area in Wyoming with bouldering pads and trad climbing.
Lower Blair I, II, III, and vicinity
~0 min drive
7 trad routes at Lower Blair I, II, III, and vicinity in Wyoming.
East Corner
~1 min drive
East Corner in Wyoming has 7 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
North Corner
~1 min drive
North Corner in Wyoming has 7 climbing routes with bouldering pads, mixed, and trad styles.
Little John's Meditation Boulder
~1 min drive
Little John's Meditation Boulder in Wyoming has 6 bouldering routes across 6 difficulty grades.
John's Tower
~1 min drive
John's Tower in Wyoming has 29 climbing routes with bouldering pads, sport, and trad.
The Heap
~1 min drive
Heap, The in Wyoming has 13 climbing routes across 11 grades.
Coyote Rocks
~1 min drive
Coyote Rocks in Wyoming has 17 climbing routes across 12 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads and trad.
