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Sinks Canyon Bouldering

Sinks Canyon Bouldering in Wyoming has 10 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

10 routes
V1-2 – V5
Bouldering

Is Sinks Canyon Bouldering open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists an alert for Shoshone National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Sinks Canyon Bouldering

Best months: June and August–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

    35° / 13°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    37° / 16°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 25°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 31°

    12 wet

  5. May

    65° / 40°

    13 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 48°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 56°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 55°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 46°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    58° / 33°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    44° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 14°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lander 11 Sse, WY, 10.1 mi away at 5,773 ft. The station sits about 1,300 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.

Sinks Canyon Bouldering is a bouldering area in the Washakie Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing and camping spots, with Hugh Otte campground and the West Face and Lizard Lab climbing areas all about 0.2 miles away. The bouldering here is all on the same scale, with 10 routes ranging from V1-2 to V5. The easiest are Momma Jamma and Rowan's Stand at V1-2, and the hardest is North Face at V5. The routes are close together, so it's easy to move from one to another. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lander show July highs around 86°F with lows near 56°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. That station sits about 1,300 feet lower than the bouldering area, so temperatures up here run cooler. Sinks Canyon Campground is about 0.8 miles away, and the Middle Fork hike starts about 0.3 miles off. Paddlers can reach the Middle Popo Agie River about 2.2 miles away.

Routes (10)