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Horizon Area Bouldering

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Areas in Horizon Area

Boy Scout Top Rope Wall 0 / 0 / 1 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Hidden Horizon 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Highland Highball 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Highland Lowball 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Highlands Welcoming Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Horizon Block 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Horizon Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Silhouette Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Skyline Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

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Elevation:	4,938 ft	1,505 m
GPS:	36.6409, -81.5056 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The Horizon Area is in my opinion is the poster child bouldering area for GHSP. This place is beyond picturesque and is what most people who have visited GHSP refer to when speaking of Grayson. Ponies, highball bouldering, and views for miles.

This is not however the best, or most numerous bouldering area (in terms of numbers of problems) that GHSP has to offer, where in several other areas have far more boulders, and are far more accessible than the Highland Area. That being said, you simply have to hike up and boulder in the Highlands at least once during your visit to GHSP.

Getting There

Hike uphill following specific boulderfield access/directions in the GHSP Bouldering Guidebook, or GHSP's Rakkup Guidebook App

40 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Horizon Area

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

V-easy 3 5 ● Vanishing Point Boulder Horizon Boulder
V0 4 31 ● Slabacious Boulder Highland Highball
V1 5 26 ● East Of Eden Boulder Horizon Boulder
V1+ 5 4 ● Welcome to the Highlands Boulder Highlands Welcoming B…
V1+ 5 13 ● Windy Heights (direct) Boulder Horizon Boulder
V1-2 5 X 12 ● Boyscout TR Wall Highball Boulder Boy Scout Top Rope Wall
V2 5+ 50 ● Highland Highball Boulder Highland Highball
V2 5+ PG13 9 ● Head Full of Doubt Boulder Highland Highball
V3 6A 7 ● Horizon Warm-up Boulder Horizon Block
V4 6B 15 ● Horizon Arete Boulder Horizon Boulder
V6 7A 27 ● Horizon Line Boulder Horizon Boulder
V6 7A 6 ● Power of Jack Boulder Skyline Boulder