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Rawlins Uplift: Watchtowers

Rawlins Uplift: Watchtowers is a sport climbing area in Wyoming with 5 routes.

5 routes
5.9+ – 5.13+
Sport

Best time to visit Rawlins Uplift: Watchtowers

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.

  1. Jan

    31° / 15°

  2. Feb

    32° / 16°

  3. Mar

    42° / 24°

  4. Apr

    51° / 30°

  5. May

    62° / 38°

  6. Jun

    74° / 48°

  7. Jul

    82° / 55°

  8. Aug

    80° / 53°

  9. Sep

    71° / 45°

  10. Oct

    56° / 34°

  11. Nov

    41° / 24°

  12. 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: Watchtowers is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Rawlins Field Office in Wyoming, about 1.9 miles from the Rawlins 1n weather station. It sits among several other named climbing areas, including Rawlins Uplift: Underworld, just 0.1 mile away, and Rawlins Uplift: Solar Sanctuary, about half a mile off. The area is a cluster of sport routes, with five routes listed in total. They range from 5.9+ to 5.13+, with the median grade around 5.10c/d. Twin Tower Left is 5.10b/c, Siege Ladder is 5.12c/d, and Project is the hardest at 5.13+. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical July averages from the nearby weather station run to a high of 82°F and a low of 55°F, while winter highs stay near freezing.