Wyoming · Rock climbing · Laramie

Roof Ranch

Roof Ranch in Wyoming offers 27 climbing routes across 19 difficulty grades.

27 routes
5.5 – 5.12b
Bouldering · Trad · Sport

Is Roof Ranch open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Roof Ranch

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.

  1. Jan

    33° / 12°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    35° / 15°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 21°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 28°

    11 wet

  5. May

    60° / 36°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 46°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 52°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 43°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 31°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 14°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laramie 4se, WY, 10.6 mi away at 7,390 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Roof Ranch is a climbing area in the Laramie Ranger District of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. The area is a cluster of boulders and rock faces, with several named climbing spots sitting within about a tenth of a mile of one another. The Bunker, Boat Rock and The Schoolyard all lie within that close range, so the whole area works as a single destination for a day of climbing. The climbing is mostly bouldering, with 18 boulder problems on record, and some trad routes. The YDS grade range runs from 5.5 up to 5.12-, with the V scale covering V2 to V8. Among the trad routes, Atomic Thrust is a 5.10, Moonsault is a 5.11+, and Squat is a 5.12-. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie run to highs around 81°F in July and lows near 52°F, though that station sits roughly 800 feet lower than the climbing area, so temperatures up high run cooler. Vedauwoo Campground is about 2 miles away for an overnight stay, and the Regolith Trail and Green Mountain Trail are both within a mile for a walk after the rocks.

Routes (27)

Atomic ThrustFA: Zach Orenczak, Rachael Lynn, Sept. 20155.10MoonsaultFA: Hidetaka Suzuki and Bob Scarpelli5.11+Unnamed Inversion Roof5.11+Blood MoonFA: P. Pack and P. Kingbury. FFA: Pamela Pack5.11bRising SunFA: Bob Scarpelli, Hidetaka Suzuki5.11bThe WranglerFA: P. Kingsbury5.11cSquatFA: Bob Scarpelli5.12-The Rusty TromboneFA: Orenczak5.12aSeven Different DelusionsFA: Steve Millard5.12bWarmup Boulder Left5.5Warmup Boulder Right5.5Kickin' It Like A MooseFA: J. Gebauer, J. Drogalis5.6Unknown 5.9 Dihedral5.9Unknown Crack to Arete5.9DavidV2Greenhorn TraverseFA: Magill, 2006V2Electric MexicanV3GladiatorsV3Overganging AreteV3Brown Eyed GirlFA: ?Davin Bagdonas?V4Super MexicanFA: Magill, 2006? (listed as project in guide)V4NiñosFA: AndersonV5GoliathV5-Remnant MilitiaV6Brown Eyed Girl LeftV7Wu-tangV7-8The Sparkling TouchFA: Pat Goodman, 1998V8

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