Cascade Creek  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  6,500' Lat, Long:  45.3913, -111.239 Map Page Views:  2,562. Good page? (2 likes)    Administrators:  grk10vq, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Kevin Macartney on Sep 23, 2012 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

BETA PHOTO: A nice overview of the talus field and approximate...

Description 

Cascade Creek is a bouldering area about half way to Lava Lake. Several large gneiss boulders lie in a talus field on the south side of the canyon ~ 40 min to 1 hour from the trail-head (hiking time depends on physical fitness and if you know where you are going). There are about 60 established problems as of fall 2012, with room for many more. This area is an alpine zone featuring lots of moss and lichen covering the trees, the ground, and is also home to many pikas. Please try not to disturb this delicate zone more than is necessary.

Getting There 

From Bozeman drive south on highway 191 towards Big Sky. At the 35 MPH bridge turn right onto the dirt road just before the bridge. Park at one of the three parking areas next to the trail-head/bathroom. Please do not block the turn around or gate at the end of the road even if the parking is full, park on the west side of the road in a few pull outs or in the pull out across the bridge.

Hike up the Lava Lake trail, keep an eye out for the first wooden bridge that goes over a stream. From there the trail down to the boulders is 10 mins further at a look out over the talus field. There may or may not be a small cairn marking this turn off, which is located ~1.5 miles from the trail-head. From the turn off walk down scree field to a fallen tree crossing the creek, which leads directly to the Lava Pit. Most of the boulders lie upcanyon from the Lava Pit but there are a few boulders downcanyon of this junction.

The Classics

Featured Route For Cascade Creek

Lava Lunge V3  MT : Gallatin Canyon : ... : Lava Pit

Starting on two incut crimps in the horizontal rail in the middle of the upper boulder. Dyno straight up to the lip and mantle over. A very fun one move problem that may be a little intimidating at first. Walk off the back right side of the boulder from the mantle....[more]   Browse More Classics in MT