Wyoming · Rock climbing · Encampment

Medicine Bow Peak Area

Medicine Bow Peak Area in Wyoming has 5 climbing routes with 4 difficulty grades.

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5 routes
5.5 – 5.9-
Alpine

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

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Medicine Bow Peak Area is an alpine climbing area in the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District of Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land. Five alpine routes sit within the area, with grades ranging from 5.5 to 5.9-. Red Spot is the easiest at 5.5, and Overhang Direct and the Red Spot Alternate Start reach 5.9-. The Amnesia route, at 5.8+, was first climbed by Jason Urasky and Brian Scoggins in 2004. Lakes Trail starts about 0.2 miles away, and Lake Marie Trail and West Lake Marie are about 0.6 miles off. Sugarloaf Campground, roughly 1.9 miles away, offers a place to stay.

Routes (5)

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