UFO and Environs
UFO and Environs is a 9-route bouldering area in Wyoming with routes across 8 difficulty grades.
- 9 routes
- V1-2 – V10
- Bouldering
Best time to visit UFO and Environs
Best months: June–August. 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
28° / 2°
Feb
29° / 4°
Mar
38° / 12°
Apr
47° / 19°
May
59° / 28°
Jun
70° / 35°
Jul
78° / 41°
Aug
77° / 38°
Sep
67° / 31°
Oct
53° / 23°
Nov
37° / 12°
Dec
28° / 3°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Pass City, WY, 2.5 mi away at 7,840 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
UFO and Environs is a bouldering area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Rock Springs Field Office in Wyoming, about 2.5 miles from the South Pass City weather station. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with West Rock Shop just 0.1 mile away and Nexus Area/East Rock Shop 0.3 mile off. The area holds nine bouldering routes, all rated on the V scale. The easiest run V1-2, the median is V4-5, and the hardest is V10. Among the named routes are Just Read the Instructions GCU (V1-2), Armchair Martian (V2), and The Giving Tree (V10), first ascended by Jamie Emerson. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July averages from the nearby South Pass City station run to a high of 78°F and a low of 41°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 20s. Pine Creek Trail is about 1.9 miles away, and Grannier Meadows campground is about 4.9 miles off. The Lander Area climbing area is 3.5 miles away, and the Sweetwater River offers canoeing about 8 miles from the site.
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