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Moose's Butte Area

Submitted By: Orphaned on Mar 22, 2006
Administrators: Greg Opland, James DeRoussel
Elevation: 5,000 feet
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Description 

This area includes the towers and formations found on the ridgeline that runs roughly east/west along highway 89 where it starts up Oak Creek Canyon. I'll add a better description later...

Formations include (but not limited to): Pointed Dome, Queen Victoria, Moose's Butte, Teapot Rock, etc.


Getting There 

Routes in this area are approached from parking off Schnebly Hill Road. Parking and approach instructions included for the formations/routes individually.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Moose's Butte Area:
Regular Route   5.7     Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet, Grade III   Queen Victoria
Technicolor Corner   5.10 R     Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet, Grade III   Flying Butress
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Featured Route For Moose's Butte Area
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Arch Enemy 5.11+  AZ : Sedona : ... : Flying Butress
P1: 5.9 fingers to ow crack. P2: 5.11- climb diagonally left past thin crack to bolted, exposed face over arch. P3: 5.10 hands thru a roof, clip directional bolt then traverse left oonto face (do not climb 10+ bulge/ow.)P4: Climb past many bolts (mostly 5.10) then 5.11+ crux to sustained difficult terraine to bombay squeeze. P5: 5.8ish bolted traverse. P6: Climb 5.10 corner and ow to 4th class and summit!...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ