Wyoming · Rock climbing · Dayton

Snag Wall

Snag Wall in Wyoming has 11 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.

11 routes
5.7 – 5.11a
Sport · Trad

Is Snag Wall open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Bighorn National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Snag Wall

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

    36° / 10°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 20°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 29°

    10 wet

  5. May

    65° / 37°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    75° / 45°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    85° / 51°

    7 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 50°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 40°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 30°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    46° / 18°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    36° / 10°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dayton, WY, 4.1 mi away at 3,920 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Snag Wall is a climbing area in Wyoming's Tongue Ranger District of the Bighorn National Forest, within the Amsden Creek Wildlife Habitat Management Area. State Fish and Wildlife manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the nearby Dayton weather station, about 4 miles away, run from highs near 75°F in June to about 85°F in July. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the wall, so temperatures here may run slightly cooler. The area has 11 routes, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11a. Six are sport routes and five are trad. Upper Snag (5.10b, trad) and Pair of Loaded Guns (5.9+, sport) are two of the more challenging options. Big Bird Area and the Tongue River Cave and Tongue River paddling routes all sit about 0.2 miles away. Happy Trails is roughly 3 miles off.

Routes (11)

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