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White Heat Wall

26 sport climbing routes at White Heat Wall in Wyoming.

26 routes
5.9+ – 5.14a
Sport

Best time to visit White Heat Wall

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, 17.4 mi away at 7,821 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

White Heat Wall is a sport climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Lander Field Office in Wyoming. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Addiction and Brisket both about 0.1 mile away, and Sinks Canyon Campground about 0.3 mile off. The area is managed by the BLM. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from about 5.9+ up to 5.14a. The median grade is 5.11b. Among the named routes are Winter Storm Warning, a 5.9+ first climbed by Greg Collins and NOLS students, and Acid Ranger, a 5.14a route first climbed by BJ Tilden in 2018. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Atlantic City, Wyoming, show July highs around 78°F with lows near 43°F, while winter highs stay in the 20s and 30s. For more to do, Lower Brewer's Trail is about 0.4 mile away and the Popo Agie Nature Trail about 0.6 mile. Sinks Canyon Campground is the closest place to camp.