Gorilla Cliffs Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 5,000 ft | 1,524 m |
GPS: |
37.06942, -113.82899 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Page Views: | 15,095 total · 109/month | |
Shared By: | Monomaniac on Jan 7, 2014 · Updates | |
Admins: | Fallon Rowe, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
Description
This understated cliff of smooth gray limestone is home to a handfull of classic climbs, including Psychedelic, at 5.14c/d, the hardest route in the St. George area. Other worthy lines here include the legendary power line The Present, the rope-stretching Just Left of Paradise, and burly cave climbs Nintendo and Gorilla. Most of the routes here are quite short (thirty to forty feet tall), but the right side of the cliff features one of the nicest cliffs in the Utah Hills, at 60-70-feet high, and vertical-to-slightly overhanging.
This crag faces north and recieves all day shade for most of the year. Conditions are brutal in the winter, especially if the wind is blowing.
This crag faces north and recieves all day shade for most of the year. Conditions are brutal in the winter, especially if the wind is blowing.
Getting There
Drive 8.5 miles south on HWY 91 from the Gunlock intersection, then turn left on an unmarked dirt road. Immediately cross a cattle guard, then drive 1.9 miles along the main track (rough 2WD) to a fork. The left fork is rough 4WD, heading up a wash between two cliffs facing each other. The north-facing cliff (on the right) is Gorilla Cliffs (the Snakepit is opposite).
Classic Climbing Routes at Gorilla Cliffs
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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