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Twitch

Twitch is a bouldering area in Wyoming with 6 routes.

6 routes
V1 – V5
Bouldering

Is Twitch 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 Twitch

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.

  1. Jan

    30° / 1°

  2. Feb

    31° / 7°

  3. Mar

    38° / 13°

  4. Apr

    46° / 21°

  5. May

    57° / 29°

  6. Jun

    69° / 37°

  7. Jul

    78° / 43°

  8. Aug

    76° / 42°

  9. Sep

    67° / 33°

  10. Oct

    52° / 23°

  11. Nov

    37° / 12°

  12. Dec

    29° / 5°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Atlantic City, WY, 16.9 mi away at 7,821 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Twitch 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 spots and trails, with Jehovah Cabana and Solucious Secondus both about 0.1 mile away and the Middle Fork hike at a similar distance. The area is a cluster of six bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale from V1 to V5. Twitch itself is a V1, and Mr. Bigglesworth is the hardest at V5. The routes include Super Twitch, a V2 first ascended by Nathan Manley, and Ship's Prow, a V3. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Atlantic City, Wyoming, run to highs around 78°F in July with lows near 43°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. Hugh Otte campground is about 0.6 mile away, and Sinks Canyon Campground is about 1.3 miles off. The Middle Popo Agie River, a canoeing route, is about 1.9 miles away.