Wyoming · Rock climbing · Wheatland

Sherard Tower

Near Wheatland

6 routes
5.9 – 5.11b/c
Mixed · Sport · Trad

Is Sherard Tower 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 Sherard Tower

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

    38° / 17°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 16°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    49° / 22°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 28°

    8 wet

  5. May

    64° / 35°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 42°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 48°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 46°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 38°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    60° / 29°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 22°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    37° / 16°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Double Four Rch, WY, 12 mi away at 6,120 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

Sherard Tower is a climbing area in western Wyoming, within the Douglas Ranger District/Thunder Basin National Grassland of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. The nearest town is Westview Circle, about 16 miles away. The Forest Service manages the land. The climbing at Sherard Tower is a small cluster of routes that sit close together, with Book Pages Wall about a tenth of a mile away and Douglas Park about 0.2 miles off. The John Prine Wall is roughly 0.4 miles away. That makes the area easy to group into a single visit. The routes here run from around 5.9 up to 5.11b/c, with mixed climbing the most common style. Wyoming Slab is the only sport route, at 5.11b. The hardest climb is Swallows Race at 5.11b/c. Among the mixed routes are Crystal Blue Persuasion at 5.10c and Boom or Bust, a trad route at 5.9. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs near 84°F in July to about 74°F in September, and the station sits well below the area, so temperatures at the tower run cooler. The Sugar Loaf Dome Trail is about 3.3 miles away, and the Toaster Wall Trail is about 3.6 miles away.

Routes (6)

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