Wyoming · Rock climbing · Laramie

Upper Blair Boulder Problems

Upper Blair Boulder Problems in Wyoming has 9 routes across 7 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad.

9 routes
5.8 – 5.11b
Bouldering · Trad · Sport

Is Upper Blair Boulder Problems open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

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

Best time to visit Upper Blair Boulder Problems

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

    33° / 12°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    35° / 15°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    44° / 21°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    51° / 28°

    11 wet

  5. May

    60° / 36°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 46°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 52°

    11 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 49°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 43°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    56° / 31°

    8 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    34° / 14°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Laramie 4se, WY, 9.9 mi away at 7,390 ft. The station sits about 900 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.

Upper Blair Boulder Problems is a bouldering area on Forest Service land in the Laramie Ranger District of Wyoming's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. It sits about 0.4 miles from the Upper Blair climbing area, and several other climbing and hiking spots lie within a mile, so it pairs easily with a broader day in the surrounding rock and trails. The climbing here is a mix of bouldering and traditional routes. OpenBeta lists nine routes, with six in the boulder style and two in trad, and the YDS grades run from 5.8 up to 5.11+. Boulder problems on the V scale sit at V1 through V3. Among the boulders, Jay's Got Wood and The Relocation Roof top out at 5.11+. The Short 5.9 BP Crack and Tall 5.9 BP are bouldering options at 5.9, and the trad route Barn Sour is rated 5.8. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Laramie show July highs around 81°F with lows near 52°F. That station sits about 900 feet below the boulders, so temperatures on the rock tend to run cooler. Vedauwoo Campground, about 3 miles away, and Yellow Pine Campground, about 4 miles off, are the closest places to camp.

Routes (9)

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