Rawlins Uplift: Underworld
Rawlins Uplift: Underworld is a 7-route sport climbing area in Wyoming.
- 7 routes
- 5.9 – 5.12a/b
- Sport
Best time to visit Rawlins Uplift: Underworld
Best months: May–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
31° / 15°
Feb
32° / 16°
Mar
42° / 24°
Apr
51° / 30°
May
62° / 38°
Jun
74° / 48°
Jul
82° / 55°
Aug
80° / 53°
Sep
71° / 45°
Oct
56° / 34°
Nov
41° / 24°
Dec
31° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rawlins 1n, WY, 1.9 mi away at 6,908 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Rawlins Uplift: Underworld is a sport climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Rawlins Field Office in Wyoming, about a mile from the town of Rawlins. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with Rawlins Uplift: Watchtowers just 0.1 mile away and Rawlins Uplift: Solar Sanctuary about 0.6 mile off. The area has seven sport routes, all rated between 5.9 and 5.12a/b. The easiest is Slim Shady at 5.9, and the hardest is Crotalus viridis at 5.12a/b. The routes are named for their own dark, mythic tone: Gorgon, Bone Serpent and Succubus. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Rawlins run to highs around 82°F in July and lows near 55°F, while winter highs stay around 31°F.
Routes (7)
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