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Erid Weatherin Rock Climbing

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Hobbit's Trail S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13

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Elevation:	7,000 ft
GPS:	40.4221, -105.35866 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	allen simons on Mar 7, 2009
Admins:	Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023 Details

Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.

Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.

Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.

I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.

Description

This is a 70 foot tall, thumb-shaped spire on a sunny south-facing mountain side. Its rock quality is fair to solid, consisting of Monastery-type granite.

Getting There

East from Loveland or west from Estes Park on US Highway 34. Park 1.4 miles west of Drake in a dirt pullout on the north side of the road (same parking as Salt Block Rock). Walk west along the road 75 yards. Looking uphill to the northwest the "thumb shaped" Erid Weatherin is seen 100 yards uphill. Pick your trail to the base of the rock.