Fireblack Boulder Climbing
Elevation: | 6,720 ft |
GPS: |
39.53828, -105.16498 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 15,259 total · 84/month |
Shared By: | Lee Smith on Apr 4, 2009 · Updates |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
NOTE: Great pains have been taken to keep Fireblack pristine and chalk free. The FAs were all done without chalk. Use an Eco-ball or sack up and climb without “courage in a bag”.
Several features break Fireblack into easily identifiable sections. The left (west) side of the formation is split by a large horizontal gash. The mid section is marked by a big detached rock at the base. To the right of the detached rock is the main overhang and right from that is the ElephantÂ’s Ear. The crag peters out to the far right with a bushy crack.
Getting There
***Trailhead is located across the street from 14883 W Deer Creek Canyon Rd, Littleton, CO 8012.***Make your way to the very southwest corner of Littleton. Head south on Kipling Parkway. Just south of the Kipling C-470 exit, take a right (west) on W. Ute Ave. Follow this road past Johns-Manville/Xcel and stay on the main track. This will funnel you onto Deer Creek Canyon Road. Odometer checkpoint is a large power substation on the right near the mouth of the canyon.From the substation, head up the canyon for 2.9 miles. On the right is the entrance to an aggregate mine (addressed above). Catty-corner across the road is a large dome of rock. Park just west of this dome at a pullout on the south side of the road.The trail starts behind the rock dome and immediately crosses Deer Creek. This can be spicy during runoff season or completely dry. Immediately after the crossing the trail goes right through some willows. Follow the trail, which is an old service road, as it winds up the side of the hills. Approximately 0.5 miles from the trailhead, you'll come to a rising traverse through a piney woods. At the top of the traverse the trail takes a sharp right. The top of Fireblack Boulder can be seen slightly to the southeast. It is about 40 feet from the sharp right.Per Jay Eggleston: it is about a 15 minute walk from the main road.
Jefferson County Open Space has blocked off and closed the trail to Fireblack Boulder, so there is no longer (legal) access to Fireblack and the Pyramid.
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