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Areas in North

Amoeboid 3

Annex Boulder, The 3

Anomaly 1

Baby Giraffe 5

Challenger 2

Chautauqua Park Boulder 1

Deviation, Lower 2

Deviation, Upper 2

Downclimb/Sentinel Pass 4

East Ironing Board 23

East Sentinel 1

Easy Street 1

El Primero Boulder 5

Eyes of the Canyon 4

Fifth Flatiron 6

Fin, The 2

First Flatiron 20

First Flatironette 4

Fist or Hippo Head, The 5

Fourth Flatiron 9

Fourth Flatironette 1

Ghetto, The 14

Green Flash Boulder 2

Green Mountain Pinnacle 10

Green Thumb 13

Gregory Canyon (including The Amphitheatre) 62

Hammerhead 2

Herbert Boulder 2

Hillbilly Rock 20

Hobo, The 2

Hourglass, The 5

Jaws 6

Lost Flatironette 1

Lost Sentinels 1

Macbeth 1

Medicine Man Boulder 1

Pebble World 43

Picnic Area 3

Potato (submitted as Bella Boulder), The 2

Queen Anne's Head 4

Regency, The 6

Roof Rock 1

Royal Arch 3

Royal Arch Trail Bouldering 1

Royals Bouldering Area, The 10

Saddle Rock 6

Satellite Boulders 97

Schmoe's Nose 2

Second Flatiron 21

Sentinel Boulders 5

Skunk Canyon 63

Spy Gully Bouldering, The 4

Spy, The 3

Sunset Flatironette 7

Tangen Towers 14

Thing, The 2

Third Flatiron 46

Third Flatironette 1

Tomato Rock 3

Tongue, The 3

Two Move Rock 1

Upper Satellite Boulders 20

W.C. Fields Pinnacle 2

West Ironing Board 11

West Sentinel 1

Willy B 4

Woods Quarry 7

Yahman Boulder 1

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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.

Access Issue: Subject to Seasonal Closures: Details

The following crags are typically closed February 1 to July 31:

Third Flatiron
Queen Anne's Head
WC Fields Pinnacle
The Ghetto
East Ironing Board
West Ironing Board
The Fin
Green Thumb
Jaws

Details:
bouldercolorado.gov/index.p….

Per George Bracksieck: First Pinnacle, Second Pinnacle, Third Pinnacle (Gregory Canyon) are not closed in February 2018.

Description

This area includes popular and classic rocks such as the First and Third Flatirons, the Amphitheatre in Gregory Canyon, all the way south to and including the Skunk Canyon. Climbs here range from short newer-age sport climbs to long, trad, slab routes, including some of the longer trad routes in the Flatirons: the whole face of the 3rd, which is about 1300 feet and the Direct East Face of the First Flatiron which is about 1400 feet. Hard conglomerate Fountain Formation sandstone is the medium for your rock craft.

Getting There

The usual approach to most routes in the North Flatirons area is from Chatauqua Park (which can be crowded) or Gregory Canyon Trailhead (which charges parking fees for non-Boulder County registered vehicles). Take Baseline Rd. West until you see a sign for the park on the left (you can't miss it, since it's right below the Flatirons). For the Amphitheatre, continue on Baseline Rd. past the park entrance until Baseline curves sharply right up Flagstaff Mt. Park on the road near here, or on the turnoff to the trailhead on the left. You MUST pay for parking at the Gregory Canyon lot if you do not have Boulder County registration or you'll be ticketed by the Man.

Access

Various of the Flatirons are closed for falcon nesting from Feb 1 up to July 31 and for bat nesting Apr 1 to Aug 31. Historically, some of these in this area have included Sacred Cliffs, East & West Ironing Boards, The Third Flatiron, Queen Anne's Head, occasionally Gregory Amphitheatre, and possibly others.

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Classic Climbing Routes at North

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V8 7B 185 ● The Turning Point Boulder Satellite Boulders > BBC Boulder
V9 7C 35 ● Fleshfest Boulder Satellite Boulders > BBC Boulder
5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c 1,301 ● Freeway Trad 6 pitches Second Flatiron
5.0 2- 4 I 6 MM 1c 116 ● Yodeling Moves Trad 3 pitches Hammerhead
5.2 3 8 II 8 D 2c 293 ● Angel's Way Trad 8 pitches Skunk Canyon > Ridge 3 aka Angel's Way
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 1,214 ● East Face (Standard) Trad 8 pitches Third Flatiron
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 154 ● East Face Left Trad 9 pitches Third Flatiron
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b R 1,350 ● Direct Route Trad 10 pitches First Flatiron
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 117 ● Friday's Folly Trad Third Flatiron
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 119 ● Death and Transfiguration Trad Green Mtn Pinnacle
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 9 ● Transgression Trad Green Mtn Pinnacle
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 83 ● Uncle Dad Sport Hillbilly Rock
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 19 ● Slave to the Rhythm Sport E Ironing Board
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 20 ● Nephson Sport Hillbilly Rock
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 12 ● Later Creators Sport Skunk Canyon > Ridge 1 aka Stairway…