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// Rock climbing · Wyoming

Climbing at Tongue River Canyon

82 routes on 19 walls, 5.5–5.12d. In Wyoming. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the app The grades

Routes

Walls

Grades

5.5–5.12d

Rock

Sandstone

Style

Sport · Trad

Best season (estimated)

April–June · September–October

// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.5 to 5.12d. Half are between 5.8 and 5.11a.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North2 sectorsNortheast1 sectorEast0 sectorsSoutheast1 sectorSouth11 sectorsSouthwest4 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: April–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

South-facing wall

S · aspect 180°

Example

Excellent

★ best at 6 PM

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57°

Temp

41%

Humidity

Wind

Sun

Wall

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 19 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES

01Snag WallSW · 208° · 5.7–5.11a11 routes

02Big Bird AreaS · 197° · 5.6–5.12c10 routes

03Shadow WallS · 167° · 5.6–5.10d10 routes

04Happy TrailsS · 167° · 5.9–5.12a6 routes

05The KnightS · 167° · 5.8–5.12b6 routes

06The BridgeS · 167° · 5.8–5.11a4 routes

07Hidden WallN · 353° · 5.10b–5.12d4 routes

08Music WallSW · 228° · 5.7–5.10b4 routes

09The Prow AmphitheaterN · 354° · 5.9–5.12b4 routes

10Waterstreak WallS · 200° · 5.8–5.10a4 routes

11The LandslideS · 167° · V1–V33 boulders

12Winter WallNE · 66° · 5.9–5.11c3 routes

13Gecko Stubbs WallS · 167° · 5.10c–5.11a2 routes

14Lower Canyon BandsS · 167° · 5.7–5.11c2 routes

15Schoolhouse RockSW · 219° · 5.5–5.82 routes

16The SentryS · 167° · 5.10c–5.11d2 routes

17Small WallS · 167° · 5.9–5.10a2 routes

18WhodunnitSE · 138° · 5.82 routes

19Keyhole ArchSW · 214° · 5.91 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Steamboat Point5.7–5.11c · Sandstone · Sport3 mi · 14 routes 02Little Tongue River Crags5.7–5.8 · Gneiss · Trad5 mi · 2 routes 03Sobchak Security Wall5.9–5.11c · Gneiss · Sport8 mi · 2 routes 04Burgess Picnic Area5.9–5.11c · Gneiss · Trad9 mi · 4 routes 05Big Willow Crag and BoulderingV1–V2 · Gneiss · Bouldering10 mi · 2 boulders 06Highway 14a Pinnacles5.7–5.9 · Sandstone · Trad13 mi · 5 routes 07Highway 14 Pinnacles5.6–5.12a · Sandstone · Trad · Sport14 mi · 20 routes 08Bear Gulch5.7–5.11d · Gneiss · Trad19 mi · 4 routes

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.