The Watchtower Rock Climbing
Elevation: | 5,994 ft | 1,827 m |
GPS: |
40.4462, -111.6958 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | jtwalter on Jun 26, 2006 · Updates | |
Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
See the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest Service fee page fs.fed.us/r4/uwc/passes/ for more information.
Description
The climbing on The Watchtower is not the classic pocket pulling that you expect from American Fork Canyon. It's more technical in nature with edges, crimpers, sidepulls and a few jugs thrown in for good measure.
Fun area with good climbing and little traffic.
This is a great area for fall climbing in American Fork.
Getting There
The Watchtower is located 3.4 miles up the canyon. Park in the same large pullout used for Hell or smaller pullouts below the cliff. Walk the road (downcanyon if parked at Hell, upcanyon if parked below the Watchtower) until you see large boulders (12’) in the trees on the north side of the road. Just east of these boulders is a trail that switchbacks and splits, go left and gently curve up to the cliff.
DO NOT go up the talus slope directly below the Watchtower formation.
The first route (Billy Goat's Gruff - .11a) starts at the top of the talus slope and the routes continue to the left.
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