Sugar Loaf
6-route climbing area in Wyoming with sport and trad options.
- 6 routes
- 5.8 – 5.10c
- Trad · Sport
Best time to visit Sugar Loaf
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.
Jan
35° / 16°
4 wet
Feb
38° / 17°
5 wet
Mar
47° / 24°
6 wet
Apr
54° / 30°
8 wet
May
63° / 38°
11 wet
Jun
76° / 47°
8 wet
Jul
83° / 54°
7 wet
Aug
81° / 52°
7 wet
Sep
72° / 43°
6 wet
Oct
59° / 32°
6 wet
Nov
45° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
35° / 17°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sybille Rsch Unit, WY, 14 mi away at 6,086 ft. The station sits about 1,500 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.
Sugar Loaf is a climbing area in Wyoming's Laramie Peak Wildlife Habitat Management Area, managed by State Fish and Wildlife. It sits within the management area's own climbing network, with the South Face Base climbing area just 0.1 mile away and the Sugar Loaf Dome Trail about 0.2 mile off. The area has six routes, five of which are trad and one is sport. The grades run from 5.8 to 5.10c, with the hardest being the 5.10c sport route Rolling Donkey. The trad routes include Bag of Tricks at 5.8, 10 Men With Regular Jobs at 5.9 and Thin Mint at 5.10+. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 83°F with lows near 54°F, while winter highs stay in the mid-30s. That station sits about 1,500 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler. The Toaster Wall climbing area is about 1.2 miles away, and the Toaster Wall Trail is about 1.4 miles off. Lower Duck Creek Canyon and Gneiss Canyon are both about 2.2 miles away.
Routes (6)
Northeast Shoulder(3)
South East Corner(1)
Sugar Cube(2)
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