Purple People Eater
The hardest climb catalogued in Ten Sleep Canyon's Fickle Finger of Fate sector.
- 5.11c
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Is Purple People Eater open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Bighorn National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Purple People Eater
Best months: May–June and August–October. 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
35° / 19°
6 wet
Feb
36° / 19°
6 wet
Mar
45° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
52° / 33°
9 wet
May
62° / 43°
10 wet
Jun
75° / 52°
8 wet
Jul
86° / 61°
6 wet
Aug
84° / 59°
6 wet
Sep
72° / 49°
6 wet
Oct
56° / 36°
7 wet
Nov
43° / 27°
6 wet
Dec
34° / 19°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Black Mtn, WY, 37.7 mi away at 5,635 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
This route represents the upper limit of the grade spread at Ten Sleep Canyon, where 11 climbs have been catalogued across a 5.8 to 5.11c range. It sits in the Fickle Finger of Fate sector.
Photo of the crag
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