This place is desolate and dangerous WYO desert with very few amenities nearby, and zero assistance should you find your pretty-little-self in a bind.
The people are ornery and the land is mean. I don't recommend coming here at all. If the rednecks, miners, roughnecks vagabonds or land doesn't get ya, some dehydrated whacked-out windblown sunbeaten climber just might. . . . Sweetwater Rocks and adjacent areas require LOW-profiles and LOTS of respect and consideration. Keep all fences/gates as you found them. Do not build fires. Adhere to all posted signs. Do not drive off of existing paths (roads). Do not let your dog run around (chances are great that it'll be shot, bitten, trampled or fed upon). Do not take anything from this land. . . and do not leave anything. Good BLM quads are essential (make sure they're up to date). Granite Mtns (Sweetwater) area closures are adjustable and are done so via ranchers and BLM officiales. Great tracts of this area are privately owned; meaning that they are always closed. For example: Lankin Dome BLM as of last year was closed 04-30 thru 06-31 for public AND private lands; between 03-01 thru 04-31 it was closed on private land. So, sometimes private easements are opened, and sometimes they aren't. . . same with public lands; oh, and mining claims too! Pay particular attention to any signage and postings.
Cranner Rock was an important passing/stopping point for pioneer era travelers. Near Cranner was an important Pony Express post as well. Nowadays it serves as a bare-bones rest-stop with a pit toilet and historical/informative placard. It's location: northside 287, northwest of 220 junction.
The climbs at Cranner are within easy walking distance (up to 15 minuites) from parking area. Climbing is mostly short granite cracks (some being extremely short). Certainly not a destination but if you have a few hours to burn when you're passing, then check 'er out. Keep a good, clean, low-profile and don't instigate phone calls of complaint from other travelers passing thru.
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The Classics
Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Cranner Rock:
Find the overhanging face, on the right side is the crack that you can't miss.Climb the crack with a bouldery start, at the base is a left facing corner. A two bolt anchor at the top. I took a guess at the name as this rock has this name....[more]Browse More Classics in WY
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