Wyoming · Rock climbing · Ten Sleep

Pooh Corner

Pooh Corner in Wyoming has 7 sport climbing routes across 5 grades.

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7 routes

5.6 – 5.10b/c

Sport

Is Pooh Corner open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.

As of Oct 25, 11:40 am MDT · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Pooh Corner

Best months: May–June and 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
37° / 15°
6 wet · 6 snow
Feb
39° / 17°
6 wet · 5 snow
Mar
51° / 27°
6 wet · 4 snow
Apr
59° / 34°
8 wet · 2 snow
May
69° / 42°
9 wet · 1 snow
Jun
80° / 51°
8 wet
Jul
88° / 57°
6 wet
Aug
86° / 56°
5 wet
Sep
76° / 46°
6 wet
Oct
61° / 35°
7 wet · 2 snow
Nov
46° / 24°
6 wet · 4 snow
Dec
36° / 15°
6 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tensleep 4ne, WY, 4.2 mi away at 4,748 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Pooh Corner is a sport climbing area in the Powder River Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with Home Alone and Old Road Crags each about 0.4 miles away and Shooting Gallery about 0.5 miles off. Leigh Creek Campground is 0.8 miles away, making it the closest place to camp. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.6 up to 5.10b/c. The area's namesake route, Pooh Corner, is a 5.6, and Tiger Tries Ten Sleep is a 5.10a. Exterminator and Honey Pot are both 5.10-, and Leap Draw is the hardest at 5.10b/c. Stan Price is the first ascent listed for several of these routes. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tensleep run to highs around 88°F in July, with lows near 57°F. That station sits about 1,000 feet lower than the crag, so temperatures at Pooh Corner run cooler. Winter is cold and snowy, with January highs around 37°F and snow on about six days of the month.