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Tomahawk Buttress Rock Climbing

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Routes in Tomahawk Buttress

L › R R › L A › Z

	Chicken Hawk T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	I'm Your Huckleberry T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Kitty Hawk T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Elevation:	6,113 ft
GPS:	40.18461, -105.34048 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: MM 23-29.5 - now ended daily CO 7 highway closure/delays Details

Per Kai Bouwman: the daily CO 7 highway closure/delay access issue is no longer a problem according to CDOT the construction finished as of Nov. 11, 2022.

From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.

During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.

codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…

Description

Tomahawk Buttress sits just to the right of Shangri-La slabs. There's a short ramp in front of the formation where three of the five routes begin (Kitty Hawk, Chickenhawk, and Tomahawk).

Routes on this formation are (from left to right):

5.12+ project (on the west-face, in the gully)
Kitty Hawk (5.8)
Chickenhawk (5.10a)
Tomahawk (5.10d)
I'm Your Huckleberry (5.9) (down the hill a bit by a cedar tree)

All of the routes on this formation are gear routes, and there are no anchors at the top of the formation. Descend via the Shangri-La raps (a 60m will get you down most of the way down the gully).

Getting There

Approach as for other second-band routes (up the gully from the road, hang a right and rock-hop past The Troll and continue further east). Shangri-La slab is the most striking feature aside from the namesake triangular flake of Tomahawk Buttress that will let you know you're in the right place.

The approach is probably ~30 minutes if you're finding it for the first time.

Let me know if the GPS is working-- google maps is being weird.