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10 Mile Canyon 


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Elevation: 9,200'
Lat, Long: 39.5409, -106.1393 Map
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10 Mile Canyon is the stretch of road on I-70 between Frisco and Copper Mountain. There are several crags on this 5 mile section of I-70. The rock is is a mixture of alpine gneiss and granite with varying degrees of quality. Much cleaning is needed to establish new routes in this area.


Getting There 

Take I-70 past Frisco and short of Copper Mountain.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for 10 Mile Canyon:
Water Groove   5.7 R     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   White Cliff
Little Di   5.7+ PG13     Trad, 1 pitch, 110 feet   White Cliff
Rookies' Demise   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Hidden Wall
Zebra   5.8+     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   White Cliff
Bear in the Bedroom   5.8+     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   White Cliff
Blitz Girls   5.8+     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   White Cliff
Royal Flush   5.9     Sport, 8 pitches, 1500 feet, Grade III   Mount Royal (near Frisco)
Hard Monkey   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   White Cliff
Funky Gunky   5.9+     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   White Cliff
Aces High   5.10-     Sport, 1 pitch, 200 feet   Mount Royal (near Frisco)
Overhangutang   5.10b     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   White Cliff
Royal Rocklette Arête   5.11a     Trad, 18 pitches, 1500 feet, Grade III   Mount Royal (near Frisco)
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Featured Route For 10 Mile Canyon
Good route, good photo (by Leo), adequate groin, marginal climber.

Overhangutang 5.10b  CO : 10 Mile Canyon : White Cliff
This route climbs the slightly overhanging corner that is above the large, horizontal roof, inside the big dihedral. Climb up easy ground in the large, left-facing corner and stem at the horizontal roof to clip the first bolt (on the right wall). Climb the inside corner, past 5 bolts, to the roof lip, sharing the final bolt with The Exfoliator. Pull the roof, and run 25' up easy terrain to the chain anchor....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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By a.brown
May 23, 2011

I heard that there is a bolted route on Red Peak next to Silverthorne. I heard it was about 1500 feet! Anyone know about this climb? I would love to find out more! Please.

By bryan dalpes
From: Lakewood, CO
Feb 1, 2012

Does anyone know about a possible ice/mixed climb maybe a quarter mile (or less) west of Royal Flush? I've seen ice in a chimney 5-600' feet up the slope. Was curious if anyone has ventured up to check it out?