Wind River Range
Wind River Range in Wyoming has 28 climbing routes with 15 difficulty grades.
- 28 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11
- Alpine
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The Wind River Range is a climbing area in Wyoming's Bridger-Teton National Forest, within the Pinedale Ranger District and the Bridger Wilderness. The Forest Service manages the land. The area is a hub for alpine climbing, with 28 routes, most of them alpine, and one ice route. Grades run from 5.7 to 5.11+, with the median around 5.9+. Among the named routes are Dry Fly at 5.7, Therapy direct at 5.8 and Icarus at 5.11+. Several other climbing areas lie within a short drive, including Baptiste Lake at about 6 miles, Mount Hooker at about 7 miles and East Fork Valley at about 7 miles. For hiking, the South Fork Bull Lake Trail is about 2 miles away and the Middle Fork Trail is about 2.3 miles away.
Routes (28)
Cathedral Peak Cirque(2)
Cirque of the Sun(3)
Dome Peak Area(1)
Kagevah Peak(1)
Little Sandy Buttress (aka Point 11,427)(1)
Little Seneca Lake(2)
North Continental Tower(1)
Orange Wall, The(3)
Peak Lake(1)
Point 11440, East Buttress(1)
Scab Creek Buttress(2)
South Continental Tower(1)
Spider Peak(1)
Squaretop Mountain(1)
St. Lawrence Basin(4)
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