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Parowan Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Parowan Canyon

Headstone, The 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Hollow Point 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Mothership, The 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Parowan Canyon Ice 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Perch at Hidden Haven, The 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Power Line Crack 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

S-Curve Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Yankee Meadows Road 1 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 6

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Elevation:	5,997 ft	1,828 m
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Description

The steepest paved highway in the state (SR 143) runs up Parowan Canyon between the small Mormon settlement town of Parowan and the 10,000 ft. high resort town of Brian Head, Utah.

The canyon road quickly changes from sagebrush and junipers into evergreen forests and ski slopes. The quick elevation gain allows for a variety of climbing; The canyon hosts cobble slabs with cool summits, volcanic cracks, red choss towers, hard crossly limestone, and frozen waterfalls.

If you like cross training with your mountain bike, the area is a Mecca for mountain biking thanks to guys like Bill Murphy who built single track trails in the 80s and 90s before it was a thing. He was also the first to bike from Brian Head to Lake Powell. The city and resort embraced mountain biking early so there are a lot of great trails and plenty of easy shuttles.

Getting There

Go to the City of Parowan (north of St. George & Cedar City on Interstate15).
Head east toward Brianhead. See sub areas for further directions.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Parowan Canyon

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

WI4 45 ● Hidden Haven Ice 4 pitches Parowan Canyon Ice
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● Cobble Hobble Sport Yankee Meadows Rd > Vermillion Castle