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Deep Lake Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Deep Lake Area

Deep Lake Dome 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 5

East Temple Peak 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Haystack Mountain 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 23 / 23

Lost Temple Spire 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 5 / 5

Steeple Peak 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

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Elevation:	10,500 ft	3,200 m
GPS:	42.71223, -109.15759 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

A beautiful area that is near Cirque of the Towers so it's a good addition if you have the time. There are several peaks for climbing, but it seems that Haystack has the most routes.

Probably less crowded than the cirque if you want seclusion. Mosquitoes can be nasty--bring some repellant.

Pooping in the Winds: Please Pack Out Your Poop

Every climber, backpacker, and hiker is expected to use a wag bag and pack out your poop. Though it often feels remote, the Wind River Range is visited by more and more people each year- we are loving the area to death. Please bring multiple wag bags any time you are hiking into the Winds.

Lonesome Lake, in the Cirque of the towers, has been declared unfit to drink from, even when filtered or treated because of fecal contamination. Help keep other lakes in the Winds from this same fate of contamination by using Wag bags.

Getting There

Approach as for the Cirque, but at Big Sandy Lake, keep going along the NE side of the lake to a trail that heads up toward Clear Lake and then Deep Lake. The camping at Clear Lake offers some nice trees and looks preferrable to the Deep Lake site that is above treeline.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Deep Lake Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b 24 ● Grassy Goat Trail Trad, Alpine Haystack Mountain
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 72 ● North Face Trad, Alpine 4 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 114 ● North Ridge Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Steeple Peak
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 59 ● Railroad Tracks Trad, Alpine 4 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● South Ridge Trad, Alpine 4 pitches Steeple Peak
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 149 ● Minor Dihedral Trad, Alpine 10 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 59 ● Central Corner Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 19 ● Flash Flood Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● East Buttress Route Trad, Alpine 7 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 41 ● Southwest Arete Trad, Alpine 7 pitches Lost Temple Spire
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 20 ● Southern Wall Left Trad, Alpine 8 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c C1 R 12 ● Major Dihedral Trad, Aid, Alpine 11 pitches Haystack Mountain
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 4 ● Separation Anxiety Trad, Alpine 9 pitches Lost Temple Spire