Dinosaur Rock 

How far is the approach? Is the base rather flat or rocky? Thanks for any beta.

30 to 40 minutes, depending on how fast you're hiking. There is a larger, flatter staging area for The Shaft, then a narrow (but flat) staging area for the other two, Milk Bone and Ultrasaurus. Flat ground, not that rocky, in both cases.

An application for a new lead climb on the North Face of Dinosaur Rock can be found here:

flatironsclimbingcouncil.wordpress.com/category/route-applic>>>

It has been submitted for the Flatirons Climbing Council FHRC cycle ending June 15. Any other new-route applications must be in by that date to be considered for this cycle. More info here: flatironsclimbingcouncil.wordpress.com/fixed-hardware-pilot->>>

Time and date of the FHRC vote and public meeting to be announced.

Was up there 6/4/11. With the Rifle flooding closure, I encountered 15-20 (including myself) people at the crag on 4 routes. A bit crowded yes, but what worried me was the noise everyone (myself included) generated. Some hikers came down and inquired me about whether there was an accident (probably from an agonizing unsend). What I'm trying to say is as the crag is right off the trail, it would behoove everyone to be discrete while there.

The Fixed Hardware Review Committee of the Flatirons Climbing Council will hold its public meeting Wednesday, July 6, at 7 p.m. at The Spot gym, Boulder, Colorado, to discuss and vote on applications for the June 2011 cycle. Anyone interested is invited to come participate and cast votes for the only proposal submitted so far (for Dinosaur Rock), which can be found here: flatironsclimbingcouncil.wordpress.com/category/route-applic>>>.
You can also leave comments on the proposed climb at the above link.

Five applications have been submitted to the Fixed Hardware Review Committee (FHRC) of the Flatirons Climbing Council (FCC) for the September 2011 voting cycle:

•Two applications for new climbs, a 5.11 on the Slab and a 5.10 on Dinosaur Rock
•Two applications to add new, lower first bolts to the existing climbs Touch Monkey, a 5.11b on Der Zerkle, Dinosaur Mountain and to Short Attention Span, a 5.11d on Overhang Rock, Bear Canyon.
•One application to add an anchor to the existing climb Big Bob Cranks on Dinosaur Rock.

To view and comment on these four applications, please visit flatironsclimbingcouncil.wordpress.com/category/route-applic>>>

The vote and public meeting for this cycle will be held Tuesday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m. at The Spot gym, Boulder, Colorado. Anyone interested in voting on and discussing these applications is encouraged to attend!

This has to be one of the best crags in all of Colorado. It's very impressive, the routes are pretty sustained, many are a full 35 meters, and they are super good climbing. The Shaft, Patience Face, Milkbone and Ultrasaurus are all standout routes that would be amazing anywhere, and all of them happen to be right next to each other.