Climbing Near Fox Park, Wyoming

The Boswell Creek Sherman Granite Dome is visible to the west from the Big Laramie River Valley south of Woods Landing, WY. The dome is classic Sherman Granite and offers crack systems much like those of the Vedauwoo Climbing area in the South Laramie Range. The face of the rock is somewhat featureless and seldom offers face climbing opportunities. But cracks, yes. See the pics. The rock type here is the Sherman Granite of the Medicine Bow Mtns. and it exists South of the Nash Fork/Mullen Creek shear zone where northward are the much older Archean rocks of the Snowy Range. The Sherman granite of the south Laramie Range resurfaces westward from it burial in the Laramie Basin and offers an outcrops of some 10 Sq. miles which is all south of highway 230. Proceed SW out of Laramie [see MAP 1] for on highway 230 to Woods Landing and turn left onto state highway 10 going south until next to the Colorado State line. Find a ranch house in WY on your right and drive into their yard slowly[5mph]. This is the location of Rd 526 [see MAP 2] and oddly as it may seem going thru a ranch/home yard. Drive west on this road for 6 1/4 miles and park near a pullout on the right. From here hike NNE along a broad ridge less than 1 mi to where you are overlooking Boswell Creek drainage and the dome. Proceed a little more east of north to the creek/gulch which is often jammed with timber and difficult to cross due to the trees. The hike as shown in MAP 3 is easier than going straight to the dome.

One of the older bouldering areas in the Snowy Range. Also home to the hardest boulder problem in the range. Rock tends to be good white granite, with a few crumbly blocks here and there. Now has a sport route.An older topo and some pics of original crew exists here: http://wyomingbouldering.blogspot.com/2011/09/horatio-rock-wy.html From Laramie: Wyo 230 through Woods Landing, up the pass to the Colorado State line. First right turn north (located at the border sign) is Pelton Creek Rd (FS 898). Take Pelton Creek Rd. to primary fork in where left option (FS 516) crosses the creek and right (FS 898) goes to the next fork in road. Horatio Rock is easily seen from the main road. Park in first big pullout on FS 516 (before) small left two track and drainage. Walk north up the hill.NOTICE: This area is currently closed because of the Badger Creek fire, but will reopen at some point and is not burned!

This area is located just above Albany within the Medicine Bow National Forest. It is a spread out zone of Sherman Granite eggs, hidden in the depths of old growth lodge pole pine and some random valleys, clear cuts, and small knolls. Most everything is road side, both current roads, and old closed roads that can be walked for access. Distant boulders in the depths of the forest are less explored. From Laramie, follow Wyo 130 then Wyo 11 to Albany, WY. Continue up the mountain on FS 500. After ascending onto the mountain take a right onto FS 305 (Cinnabar Park Rd). This road is rough and requires high clearance in some spots. All areas in the egg forest are accessed via Cinnabar Park Rd.