Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park. Photo by Blitzo.

Description 

Capitol Reef National Park has a fair selection of good Wingate crack routes. The only detractions are sometimes long approaches, and an NPS moratorium on any new anchor bolting. There is also a moseratelt good bouldering area about fifteen minutes to the west of the park outside Bicknell.

Getting There 

Get to Capitol Reef either by way of highway 24 (from I-70 to Hanksville, and then west to the park), or by highway 50 (east off of I-15 from Scipio to Salina, and then southeast on highway 24 through Loa, Bicknell, and Torrey to the park).

Most (if not all) of the actual climbing areas are along the scenic drive, a paved road that goes along the backside of the reef south from the park visitor center.

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Hawking Radiation 5.10-  UT : Capitol Reef National Park : The Observatory

Optional 20' handcrack roof sit-start from back of the 'black hole' is sweet fun (and harder). Otherwise, pull up into perfect hands corner at the lip, follow to 6' chickenwing OW, then hands again with a bit of cupping just before nice top-out stance....[more]   Browse More Classics in UT

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Navajo domes atop Wingate cliffs.