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Elevation: 6,363 ft
GPS: 34.4684, -112.44121
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Shared By: JJ Schlick on May 17, 2015
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Senator’s Highway is the gateway to some of Prescott's best bouldering. This winding road passes the well known Goldwater Lake, as it weaves it's way up into the heart of the foot hills of The Bradshaw Mountains, just south of town.

Old areas such as the famed Groom Creek, and it's lesser known counterparts, Wolf Creek, and the Hassayampa River hold a treasure trove of both concentrated areas, as well as, more backcountry, exploratory areas. A lot of strong climbers have climbed here for a long time, and the list of excellent problems up here is amazing.

Getting There Suggest change

Take Senators Highway from town and drive 7~ miles until you see huge grey boulders on the side of the road. This is Groom Creek.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Senator’s Highway Areas- Groom Creek

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
PG13
 14
Space Lord
V0+ 4+
 120
The Wave
Boulder
V2 5+
 24
Thinner Than Ice
Boulder
V3 6A
 30
Tall Cool One
Boulder
V4 6B
 72
Facelift
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 13
Syphilis Traverse
Boulder
V5 6C
 29
Charles in Charge
Boulder
V5 6C
 18
Dangling Woo Lee Bastard
Boulder
V6 7A
 73
Moonstone
Boulder
V6 7A
 13
Faceleft AKA Facelift Traverse
Boulder
V7 7A+
 15
The Diggler
Boulder
V8 7B
 33
Eclipse
Boulder
V8 7B
 19
Mainline
Boulder
V9 7C
 13
Sucker Problem Sit Start
Boulder
V10 7C+
 5
New Moon
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Space Lord Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Lieback Rock
 14
PG13
The Wave Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Wave Area
 120
V0+ 4+ Boulder
Thinner Than Ice Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Nail up Rock
 24
V2 5+ Boulder
Tall Cool One Groom Creek > Satellite Areas > High Island
 30
V3 6A Boulder
Facelift Groom Creek > Satellite Areas > Island (Facelift Area)
 72
V4 6B Boulder
Syphilis Traverse Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Canyon Area
 13
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
Charles in Charge Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Moonstone, Leg Lock R…
 29
V5 6C Boulder
Dangling Woo Lee Bastard Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Canyon Area
 18
V5 6C Boulder
Moonstone Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Moonstone, Leg Lock R…
 73
V6 7A Boulder
Faceleft AKA Facelift Traverse Groom Creek > Satellite Areas > Island (Facelift Area)
 13
V6 7A Boulder
The Diggler Groom Creek > Satellite Areas > Lifestyles Rock
 15
V7 7A+ Boulder
Eclipse Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Moonstone, Leg Lock R…
 33
V8 7B Boulder
Mainline Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Rad Rocks & Mystery S…
 19
V8 7B Boulder
Sucker Problem Sit Start Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Alley Rocks
 13
V9 7C Boulder
New Moon Groom Creek > Main Boulders > Moonstone, Leg Lock R…
 5
V10 7C+ Boulder
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