Taurine Corridor
Taurine Corridor in Wyoming has 6 routes spanning 6 difficulty grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 6 routes
- 5.10a – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad
Is Taurine Corridor 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 Taurine Corridor
Best months: June–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.
Jan
30° / 8°
Feb
29° / 7°
Mar
35° / 13°
Apr
41° / 18°
May
50° / 28°
Jun
61° / 35°
Jul
71° / 42°
Aug
70° / 41°
Sep
61° / 33°
Oct
46° / 23°
Nov
36° / 15°
Dec
29° / 8°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Burgess Junction, WY, 22.3 mi away at 8,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Taurine Corridor is a climbing area in Wyoming's Bighorn National Forest, within the Tongue Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land here. The climbing is sport-oriented, with six routes in all. Five are sport climbs and one is a trad route. Grading runs from 5.10a to 5.12a, with the median at 5.11b. Trevor Bowman is the namesake of several of the routes, including Rockstar at 5.11b and Grab the Bull by the Horns, the trad route at 5.12a. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical July highs reach about 71°F with lows near 42°F, according to averages from a nearby weather station at Burgess Junction. Winter is cold, with January highs around 30°F and lows near 8°F. Several other destinations sit close by. Old Folly is a hike about 0.4 miles away, and Lamburger Rock, another climbing area, is 0.8 miles off. Little Goose Campground is 1.5 miles away, and the West Fork Big Goose Creek paddling route lies about 6.5 miles away.
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