Wyoming · Rock climbing · Newcastle

White Rock

White Rock in Wyoming has 17 climbing routes across 15 difficulty grades.

17 routes
V0+ – V10
Bouldering · Trad · Mixed

Best time to visit White Rock

Best months: May–June and September–October. 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

    35° / 14°

    6 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    38° / 16°

    6 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    48° / 26°

    7 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    57° / 33°

    8 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    66° / 43°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 53°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    87° / 60°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 58°

    7 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 49°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 36°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    45° / 24°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    35° / 15°

    6 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newcastle, WY, 2.4 mi away at 4,415 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

White Rock is a climbing area in Wyoming, about 1.8 miles from the community of Hill View Heights. It is a bouldering destination, with 13 boulder problems and a single mixed route among its 17 listed routes. The climbing is centered on the bouldering, and the grades run from V0+ up to V10 on the V scale, with a few trad routes at 5.7 to 5.10+. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically June and September. Typical averages from the nearby Newcastle weather station, about 2.4 miles away, show June highs around 78°F and September highs around 75°F, with July and August warming to the mid-80s. Heaven, another climbing area, sits just 0.9 miles away. Stockade Beaver Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 3.9 miles off, and Summit Ridge Cabin and Summit Ridge Lookout Cabin, both campgrounds, are roughly 4.4 miles away.

Routes (17)

Sodom and Gomorrah Boulder(1)

GomorrahV6-7

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