The Planet of the Apes  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  10,400' Lat, Long:  37.7577, -111.8712 Map Page Views:  1,523. Good page? (1 like)    Administrators:  Andrew Gram, Perin Blanchard, grk10vq, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Roy Suggett on Jul 30, 2012 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 59° | 28° 57° | 30° 68° | 34° 68° | 36° 68° | 36°

The Planet of the Apes

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This is an extremely remote and secluded section of the band of cliffs forming The Jungle. This area is being defined by the crescent moon-shaped, northeast facing cove just past The Distant Drum area and Village Wall. Rock quality is good though there will be some inevitable cleaning to be done. This area is significant to The Jungle in that these are the tallest cliffs so far encountered.

Getting There 

A moderately good trail leads from The Lower Jungle parking area north along the base of the band of cliffs. This trail passes The Lower Jungle, The Distant Drum,, and finally terminates in The Planet of the Apes. It takes approximately 35 minutes to walk from the parking lot to the start of this area. Another option is to come in from above by taking the northern mountaineer's trail (see Distant Drum Area beta topo and/or the topo below) down and thus saving approximately 20 to 30 minutes. There are another "downs" as well. Just before the east of the road cell tower and the wood pile, hike an old overgrown logging road east to the edge and look for a cairned chimney. No ropes needed and there are pieces of iron set inside to aid in your desent (5.6ish) but not for the faint of heart. You drop in at the end of the "Distant Drum Area" right on the trail (see topo below)! This puts you within five minutes of the first routes in the "Planet of the Apes Area." The first few routes are in the talus field. Follow the cairns to the trees where you will find a trail leading north along the base of the cliffs to more climbing in the central "Planet of the Apes Area". The last trail from above drops you out in the middle of this area. This trail can be located near a new campsite just north of the east side cell tower. The site and trail are well cairned and the trail leads east to the edge. Here you will need to use a tree to attach an old rope though just for a "hand" descent that drops you along a northeast running talus chute and on to the end section of the existing trail. This trail, as of 8/30/12 only extends north from here another hundred meters or so, albeit to a super climbing area!

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BETA PHOTO: Beta topo (12/2/12)