Shady and cool in the summer. Good traverse wall with a number of individual boulders and a couple of short/easy sport routes. Great for playing "add on" or just building endurance through the traverse. Great place to just hang out and do some moderate level bouldering (V0-V5).
Getting There
From Dillon: Follow Highway 6 towards Keystone, turning right onto Swan Mountain Road at Summit Cove. Follow Swan Mountain Road for 2.0 miles to the Prospector/Windy Point Campground entrance. Park just before the gate.
From Breckenridge: Travel North on highway 9 to Farmers Korner and take a right at the intersection with Swan Mountain Road. Follow the road up and past Sapphire Point and turn left into the Prospector/Windy Point Campground entrance after 2.8 miles.
From the parking lot take obvious trail. Traverse Wall will come into view with in 5-8 minutes of walking, the rest of the boulders can be found by exploring the area.
Swan Mtn is really fun bouldering in a great setting. In addition to the traverse, numerous problems top out, giving sort of a mini-soloing experience since the landings aren't the greatest.... Regarding the sport climb comment, it would be pathetic if someone actually bolted these boulder problems. I know in the past, bolts placed for top-rope anchors never lasted long... would expect the same for any lead bolts....
I learned to climb on these boulders, it's a great place!!! Went back this past weekend and found rotting mattresses under some of the overhangs, and aspens knocked down. Don't want to get all high and mighty, but come on people, that sucks....
Can the description of the Location be changed, Please?? The parking for this is really at the entrance to the Prospector campground not the Lowry Campground. After looking for the Crag for an hour by the Lowry campground, I talked to a ranger and he said that all the guide books are wrong on the location as is the description here of the location. As stated above the parking is by the gate for the Prospector campground.
The description confused me a bit as the Lowry campground is on the left of the road and the parking for the Crag on the right when coming from Keystone. Just thought I'd try and eliminate some confusion in the future for others.
Great climbing for beginners. I had a gaggle of 7-13 year olds and a few adults that all had not climbed before.
By John McNamee Administrator From: Littleton, CO Jul 31, 2007
I fixed up the description and added a few pics. Fun place and definitely worth checking out if you're in the area.
A small tree at the entrance to the wall has been spray painted orange. Not sure who did this or why b/c it is one of the easiest places to find. Also saw a bunch of cigarette butts on the ground at the base of the wall. Let's try and keep this place clean as many of us use this wall.
Took the kids (4 and 6) there in early Nov. and it looked cleaned up (mattress was there still in Oct - thanks whoever cleaned it). Great place for kids, with lots of short scrambly routes on the boulders downhill from the traverse wall (and one cool 4th class chimney perfect for kids). If you drop by on a ski trip, it would be a great way to break up the visit for the kids.
May 30, 2009 - it appears as though all but one of the bolts on top of the 5.6s are missing - - (edited 6/9/2009)
they are gone, closer inspection reveals they were pulled out. The one left is spinning, so it needs to be pulled as well. I didn't have tools with me, but next time I go, if it's still there, I'll pull it.
Is there any need to replace these? Does anyone care?
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