Wyoming · Rock climbing · Superior

North Aspect

North Aspect in Wyoming has 12 traditional climbing routes.

12 routes
5.8 – 5.10c
Trad

Best time to visit North Aspect

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.

  1. Jan

    29° / 14°

    5 wet · 7 snow

  2. Feb

    33° / 16°

    5 wet · 6 snow

  3. Mar

    44° / 24°

    7 wet · 6 snow

  4. Apr

    53° / 30°

    8 wet · 6 snow

  5. May

    63° / 38°

    9 wet · 2 snow

  6. Jun

    75° / 47°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 55°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 53°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    71° / 44°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  10. Oct

    56° / 33°

    6 wet · 3 snow

  11. Nov

    41° / 22°

    5 wet · 6 snow

  12. Dec

    29° / 13°

    5 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rock Springs Ap, WY, 22.5 mi away at 6,741 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

North Aspect is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming, about 22.5 miles from the Rock Springs airport weather station. The land is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and the area holds 12 traditional routes, all rated between 5.8 and 5.10c on the YDS scale. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Rock Springs airport station show July highs around 84°F with lows near 55°F, while winter brings highs in the upper 20s and regular snow days from December through February. That station sits about 1,200 feet below the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. The routes here are all trad, and the hardest is Lichen You at 5.10c. Other options include Fire Falls and Hearts out for Kali Ma at 5.8, and Thor's Hammer at 5.9+.

Routes (12)