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Season raptor closures MORE INFO >>> The following areas are closed from March 1-July 31 or until further notice: Twin Owls, Rock One, Batman Rock, Batman Pinnacle, Sheep Mountain, Thunder Buttress, The Parish, Lightning Rock and Checkerboard Rock are currently closed. The closures include the named rock formations and the areas extending 100 yards surrounding the base of the formation. This includes all climbing routes, outcroppings, cliffs, faces, ascent and descent routes and climber's access trails to the formation. Alligator Rock is also closed. www.nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/area_closures.htm 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

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Description 

Lightning Rock only holds two routes listed in the current Lumpy Ridge guidebook, but it is an impressive cliff nonetheless. The cliff is named for the obvious lightning-shaped white dike that streaks down the center of the cliff. This dike is the line of Meltdown, a bold, old-school affair that face climbs directly up the lightning streak past just three quarter-inch bolts. Lightning Rock is a steep cliff, fairly devoid of features, which probably accounts for its limited number of routes. Also, the rock on the east- and west-facing corners is a bit crumbly, especially up high. The best route on Lightning Rock is Short Circuit, which despite being just two or three pitches, is well worth the short (for Lumpy standards) approach.

Note, Bat Flake is separated out for clarity in the database.

Getting There 

Lightning Rock sits just west of Batman Pinnacle, home of the classic 5.6 Batman and Robin. Approach as for Batman Pinnacle (staying close to the cliff below Checkerboard Rock will help you access a trail through the talus slope below Batman Pinnacle), and once below the route Batman and Robin, head straight west next to the cliff for approximately 75 feet to reach the base of Lightning Rock.

The Classics

Featured Route For Lightning Rock

Ground Fall Interceptor (GFI) 5.11a  CO : Lumpy Ridge : Lightning Rock

Start 15 feet right of Short Circuit/Meltdown. Climb up to the left edge of the low ceiling band, undercling and lieback around the roof and stretch up for a fingerlock (tricky protection). Face climb up and right on perfect stone, 5.9+, and then up and left on easier climbing to the large ledge 60 feet up. Belay at the tree.Move right on the ledge to a thin crack 10 feet right of the Meltdown finger crack. Climb the finger crack to its end, then sketch past 3 bolts of fantastic...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO