Rancher Rock
Rancher Rock in Wyoming has 6 routes with 5 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 6 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11a
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Rancher Rock
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
31° / 9°
3 wet
Feb
34° / 11°
3 wet
Mar
45° / 20°
5 wet
Apr
54° / 26°
7 wet
May
64° / 35°
8 wet
Jun
76° / 43°
6 wet
Jul
85° / 50°
4 wet
Aug
83° / 48°
4 wet
Sep
73° / 39°
5 wet
Oct
58° / 29°
5 wet
Nov
42° / 18°
3 wet
Dec
31° / 10°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Jeffrey City, WY, 5.8 mi away at 6,319 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Rancher Rock is a climbing area in Wyoming on Bureau of Land Management land within the Lander Field Office. It sits in a cluster of climbing spots about 5 miles from Cranner Rock, with the Oregon Trail also about 5 miles away. The area offers a mix of sport and trad routes, with six in total. The grades run from 5.6 up to 5.11a. Among the trad routes are Aqua Sucre (5.6) and Rancher Avoidance Procedure (5.6), and the sport routes include Arrested Development (5.10a/b) and Sometimes a Great Notion (5.11a). The climbers who pioneered these routes are listed on the route descriptions, with Bob Branscomb and Ed DeLong among the most frequent names. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Jeffrey City weather station show July highs around 85°F and lows near 50°F, with June and September a little milder. Winters there are cold, with January highs near 31°F and lows around 9°F.
Routes (6)
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