South Ridge Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 6,200 ft |
GPS: |
39.9717, -105.2896 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | Tony B on Jun 30, 2013 |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures
Details
The usual crags are closed for climbing for raptor nesting:
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
See: bouldercolorado.gov/service….
Click here for the trail closures. Some are M-F, some are 24/7. These impact the Bear Canyon/Fern Canyon regions primarily:
flatironsclimbing.org/tempo…
Click here bouldercolorado.gov/service… for the latest in raptor closures.
Description
The South Ridge of Dinosaur Mountain is the Westward-most distinct rock formation in on the South side of Dinosaur Mountain. The base area tends to soft an gravely with loads of poison ivy, but at least is free of landslides, thorns, bush-whacking, or tough boulderfields. Wear long pants and shoes, and you will be fine.
The routes here are less traveled than in many areas, but at least a few of them merit stars. The area is sunny from noon onward, as it faces W/SW and the rock is pretty clean. The old-school edging sport routes, Liquid Crystal and Megasaurus have good merit, if you like vertical edging and pebble pimping, and the trad routes there including 'Old School' and 'Just Another Pitch' feature challenging and good movement, though the rock is not always perfect.
The routes here are less traveled than in many areas, but at least a few of them merit stars. The area is sunny from noon onward, as it faces W/SW and the rock is pretty clean. The old-school edging sport routes, Liquid Crystal and Megasaurus have good merit, if you like vertical edging and pebble pimping, and the trad routes there including 'Old School' and 'Just Another Pitch' feature challenging and good movement, though the rock is not always perfect.
Getting There
This crag, though distant from the trail head, lies literally only meters off the trail, making it fairly accessible with little bushwhacking or navigational challenges, provided you use the Bear Canyon Trail proper, as opposed to coming up the actual drainage (which appears to be an HCA anyway). Go up The Bear Canyon Trail until you reach the final ridge of rock to your North. This ridge is perhaps 10 meters from the main trail at its base and is right before the large post with the HCA signage... the HCA applies to the drainage and to the areas South and West of there, but according to maps, not to the South Ridge. Step off of the trail, hop the creek-bedm and you are at the base. Routes start about 50 meters up the hill from there. This is about a 40 minute hike, in all.
Classic Climbing Routes at South Ridge
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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