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Riggs' Hill

Submitted By: agarhart on Sep 14, 2008
Administrators: Jesse Zacher, Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
Latitude: 39.0754  Longitude: -108.6481 
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Riggs' Hill.


Description 

Riggs' Hill is reported to be the site of the first official dinosour excavation in western Colorado. It's named for paleontologist Elmer S. Riggs. The hill is littered with hundreds of sandstone boulders.


Getting There 

Drive west on I-70B and exit onto Redlands Parkway. Continue on Redlands Parkway towards the Colorado National Monument until it becomes South Broadway. Continue on for about 1 more mile and Riggs' Hill is on the right.


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Badass looking rock.

Abscess V3  CO : Grand Junction : ... : Riggs' Hill Central
A very good line, with great holds.(The blue route, #2, in the guide pic.)Stand start on a slope and a rail and go up and right to the apex....[more]   Browse More Classics in CO