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Elevation: 628 ft
GPS: 41.64892, -72.8336
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70' west facing cliff. Excellent rock with some large roofs. The sport routes here are spicy and many of them require a piece or two of gear. Somehow Ken Nichols was able to find 40 routes on this small cliff, most people only climb the 15 or so bolted routes that have been added down below in some line drawings/topos.

In 8/2008 a group of climbers (C3 Connecticut Climbers Coalition) obtained permission from the town of Southington to place bolts at the Fire Wall. They also stabilized trails and cleaned up trash in the area.

BEWARE: This area has Timber Rattlers (Sept. 2012)

Getting There Suggest change

Park at Crescent Lake Park, which is USUALLY gated between 5pm and 7am. Parking passes are sold at the Southington town hall (parks and rec. dept. - basement) during normal business hours. If you park there, hike east along the shore of the reservoir, then up to the crag. The gate closes at different times during the year so pay attention to the posted signs and dont be late getting out of there or you may have a long walk home.

18 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sport Routes

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 15
Fresh Bag
Trad, Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
Unnamed 5.9
Trad, Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 7
Hot Feet
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 13
Firecracker (New)
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 10
Dalha Wanna
Trad, Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 9
Optimus Prime
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 8
Burnt Beyond Recognition (Mixed)
Trad, Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 7
OC Roof
Trad, Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Fresh Bag
 15
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Sport
Unnamed 5.9
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Sport
Hot Feet
 7
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Firecracker (New)
 13
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Dalha Wanna
 10
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Sport
Optimus Prime
 9
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Burnt Beyond Recognition (M…
 8
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad, Sport
OC Roof
 7
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad, Sport
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