Upper Mighty Mouse Wall Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 7,125 ft |
GPS: |
38.81765, -108.59822 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 6,894 total · 38/month |
Shared By: | Matt Lisenby on Mar 30, 2009 · Updates |
Admins: | Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, Nick Reecy, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
The unique rock on these routes is unlike typical Unaweep granite. It is fractured at sharp angles and forms a flat wall with overhangs and roofs. As with almost all unaweep rock, some small features are still loose use caution, a helmet is recommended. All of these routes require some traditional climbing gear! The wall is shady in the summer until around 1 oclock. Routes 1-3 share the same anchor, which could be accessed for top-roping.
Getting There
The approach: Drive 1.8 miles west of the divide road on Hwy 141. The crag is located on the south(left) side of the road. Park in a large pull-out on the north side of the road that is ~ 100 feet past the crag. Find an isolated, small corner of public access over the fence (the top wire of the barbed wire fence is cut) just east of a telephone pole with a yellow, plastic cover over a support wire. Refer to p. 62 KC Baums Grand Junction Rock Guide for route info on the lower crag and a good orientation picture. Generally, the trail goes left across a small wash for ~ 100 yards before making subtle uphill switchbacks, then crosses a scrub oak area and heads uphill again (steep) towards a weakness in a short cliffband. Past the cliffband go uphill again ~100 feet, then rising left towards the crag across loose scree and dirt. The approach accesses the cliff from the right at route #1.
Classic Climbing Routes at Upper Mighty Mouse Wall
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