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NO CLIMBING. MORE INFO >>> THe Nature conservancy own an easement on the land that allows for wilderness type recreation and any climbing of repelling is currently banned. This information is a public crowdsourcing effort between the Access Fund, and Mountain Project. You should confirm closures, restrictions, and/or related dates. Keeping climbing areas open and conserving the climbing environment

Description 

A nice crag that rises out of Echo Lake. Currently there are 3 ways to go about climbing here:

1) Belay from a canoe
2) Climb in the winter, when the lake is frozen
3) Rap in and top belay

If you are looking for some adventure, give it a shot

Getting There 

From Marquette, drive about 6-7 down 550. Right before the road turns into a passing lane, hang a left. Stay right on a dirt road until you reach a red gate. *PLEASE DON'T BLOCK THIS GATE* Continue to walk down the road until you reach Echo Lake.

You can walk across the ice, put your boat in, or walk along the shoreline. Follow the lake to its back end

Featured Route For Echo Lake

Fuzzy Peach 5.8  MI : Marquette : Echo Lake

This route is the most right of the dihedral systems. Climb up a chimney like feature to a flake and continue to a nice ledge ...[more]   Browse More Classics in MI