The Wall of Love
Wall of Love is a 5-route sport climbing area in Wyoming with 3 difficulty grades.
Photo: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 5 routes
- 5.10+ – 5.11a
- Sport
Is Wall of Love, The 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 The Wall of Love
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, 8.3 mi away at 8,060 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Wall of Love is a sport climbing area in the Tongue Ranger District of Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing and hiking destinations, with Steamboat Point just 0.1 mile away and the Big Bird Area about 2.9 miles off. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Burgess Junction weather station, at a similar elevation, run to highs around 71°F in July with lows near 42°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s. The area has five sport routes, all rated between 5.10+ and 5.11a. Among them are Labor of Love at 5.10c and Steamy Loving at 5.11a.
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