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Echo Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Echo Canyon

Bear Hollow 0 / 30 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 30

Billboard Wall 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1

Bull Hollow 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Cobble Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Dry Wall, The 0 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Mill Canyon 0 / 33 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 33

Monument Rock 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 2

Railroadside Crag 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Roadside Crag 0 / 9 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Witches, The 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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Elevation:	5,890 ft	1,795 m
GPS:	40.99109, -111.41318 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Echo Canyon Seasonal Closure: Jan. 1 - second Saturday in April (and sometimes longer) Details

The Echo Canyon climbing areas are located within the Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources closes all access to the WMA each year from January 1 to the second Saturday in April (and sometimes longer) to protect wintering wildlife.

Description

The known climbing in Echo Canyon occurs on the north side of I-80 on mainly southwest through southeast facing walls. Echo Canyon offers fun, bolt protected cobble climbing. It is very similar to Maple Canyon, and is essentially the same rock unit that hosts routes in City Creek Canyon in Salt Lake City. Pockets, slopers, crimps and jugs yield highly enjoyable climbing. Echo is a popular after work crag for Ogden, Salt Lake City, and Park City climbers.

Getting There

Directions from SLC:

From Salt Lake City follow I-80 east to Echo Canyon. After entering Echo Canyon take the first off-ramp exit (exit 169) and cross north under I-80 to the frontage road (E Echo Canyon Road) on the north side of the freeway. Start your mileage as soon as you turn RIGHT (heading east-northeast).

0.1 miles - The Pierced Nipple (tower), aka Monument Rock
2.0 miles - Mill Canyon - Choss Cave
2.5 miles - Railroadside Crag (just past two railroad buildings)
2.7 miles - Bear Hollow - Clint Eastwood Wall & Bear Hollow Wall
2.9 miles - The Dry Wall
3.2 miles - Roadside Crag
3.6 miles - Bull Hollow - Asia

Directions from Evanston:

From Evanston follow I-80 west and take exit 178. Start your mileage as soon as you cross the freeway overpass.

7.0 miles - Bull Hollow - Asia
7.4 miles - Roadside Crag
7.7 miles - Dry Wall
7.9 miles - Bear Hollow - Clint Eastwood Wall & Bear Hollow Wall
8.1 miles - Railroadside Crag
8.6 miles - Mill Canyon - Choss Cave
10.5 miles - The Pierced Nipple (tower), aka Monument Rock

Thanks to John Ross for the mileages.

103 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Echo Canyon

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 90 ● Steel Wheels Sport Rdside Crag
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 122 ● The Lowe Route Sport Dry Wall
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 113 ● Conductor Sport Dry Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 265 ● Something Must Break Sport Dry Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 79 ● Kevin's Eleven Sport Dry Wall
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a 197 ● Pocket Full of Trundles Sport Dry Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 180 ● Stop that Terrain Sport Dry Wall
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 138 ● Graffiti Patient Sport Dry Wall
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 83 ● Way Hammered Sport Dry Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 75 ● The Pit Sport Dry Wall
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 55 ● Grushenka Sport Dry Wall
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 16 ● Hybrid Sport Mill Canyon > Choss Cave
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 23 ● Mad Choss Disease Sport Mill Canyon > Choss Cave
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 44 ● Wicked Bender Sport Dry Wall
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 7 ● Chostakovitch Sport Mill Canyon > Choss Cave