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Pinnacle Mountain Rock Climbing
Routes in Pinnacle Mountain
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Alien Umbrella T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Bent Hickory T 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Black Lung T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Buzz Off T 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Call of Cthulhu, The T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c |
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Cannonball S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
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Dorf T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Feeding the Rat T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a |
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Finding the Rat T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Horf T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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On Slot T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c |
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Release the Kraken T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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What The Eft T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c |
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| Elevation: | 2,004 ft |
| GPS: |
43.22134, -74.38248 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 12,255 total · 105/month |
| Shared By: | Jim Lawyer on Sep 11, 2014 |
| Admins: | Morgan Patterson, Kevin MudRat MacKenzie, Jim Lawyer |
Description
This cliff has a good concentration of difficult cracks, including one of the best cracks in the park, Release the Kraken. The rock is high-quality, similar to that of Lost Hunters Cliff.
The cliff is wide and has two distinct sections. On the left end is a peninsula of rock with cliffs on three sides (called The Peninsula). Behind it is a box canyon with three high-quality routes (What The Eft and two others). The approach trail comes here first.
Walk right on ledges along the base of the cliff to reach the right end (the Main Wall), which is 100'-tall, sheer and slightly overhanging. Release the Kraken is the obvious right-leaning crack that breaks the tallest part of the wall. Left of this is the distinctive left-facing corner Bent Hickory.
The cliff is wide and has two distinct sections. On the left end is a peninsula of rock with cliffs on three sides (called The Peninsula). Behind it is a box canyon with three high-quality routes (What The Eft and two others). The approach trail comes here first.
Walk right on ledges along the base of the cliff to reach the right end (the Main Wall), which is 100'-tall, sheer and slightly overhanging. Release the Kraken is the obvious right-leaning crack that breaks the tallest part of the wall. Left of this is the distinctive left-facing corner Bent Hickory.
Getting There
From Caroga Lake, go east on county route 112, then east on county route 125 to Pinnacle Road. Turn left (north) and follow Pinnacle Road to its end, and the trailhead. Follow the trail towards Chase Lake to the height of land. About 100' past a boulder on the right, turn left and bushwhack northeast through flat terrain for [roughly] 20 minutes. Eventually, go straight uphill to the cliff.
There is some flagging and a few cairns on the approach. In the winter of 2014, there was considerable deadfall in the forest, at times obscuring the once-well-defined approach trail.
There is some flagging and a few cairns on the approach. In the winter of 2014, there was considerable deadfall in the forest, at times obscuring the once-well-defined approach trail.
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