I will be visiting Wisconsin in a week and am curious where you can park to access Castle Rock in Grant County from County Highway Q. I did not see a good spot to park on Google Earth. I will be scrambling to the summit (will not have gear) if possible or just hike to the base if it is class 5 or higher. Thanks.
Brett S wrote: I will be visiting Wisconsin in a week and am curious where you can park to access Castle Rock in Grant County from County Highway Q. I did not see a good spot to park on Google Earth. I will be scrambling to the summit (will not have gear) if possible or just hike to the base if it is class 5 or higher. Thanks.
You mean the fishin' crag? On the shoulder of the road was standard in my day.
I may end up parking at the western unit of the Snow Bottom SNA if there is a pullout since it is not far away. With the recent snowfall I might not be able to park at the bridge.
Doug Hemken wrote: With the snow cover on that steep slope, it should be a challenging scramble.
I ended up stopping just short of the summit. The 10' dropoff was snow-covered with no handholds. Unless I somehow missed an easier route I would suspect that Castle Rock is a challenging class 4 or low class 5 via its easiest route.
When the ground is not frozen I'd call it 3rd class. The local kids party up there in the warm months - sadly, at least one has fallen off, and others have vandalized the rock.