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Moonlight Rock Rock Climbing

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Routes in Moonlight Rock

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	Chimmay Chimnae T,S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13
	Dancing in the Moonlight S 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c PG13
	Starlight Rambler T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13

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Elevation:	7,000 ft
GPS:	40.41555, -105.3761 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	allen simons on Oct 3, 2009
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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

Moonlight sits atop the left slab of Mary's Bust 40 yards north of Tick Rock. From the dirt parking lot at Mary's, look uphill and it pokes up from the top of the left MB slab. South-facing, secluded, Monastery-type rock similar to the MB area.

Getting There

From Loveland, drive to the mouth of the Big Thompson Canyon. It is 9.4 miles to MB from the Beige siphon tube at the Dam store. Perhaps 1/2 a mile past Waltonia, park in the large pullout south of the MB area. Steep 15-20 minute aerobic approach up the gully adjacent to the parking. When you reach a tall green slab with a tree growing out of a crack, cut back right or north 40 yards. Moonlight looms in front of you 30 feet set back from the main MB face. The crag is 125 feet tall.

L->R:

A. Dancing in the Moonlight, 9- PG-13, 3p, 135', bolts.
B. Chimmay Chimnea, 8 PG-13, 3p, 135', gear & bolts.
C. Starlight Rambler, 10+ PG-13, 2p, 110', bolts & gear.