Gun Street  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  8,600' Lat, Long:  42.5927, -108.7419 Map Page Views:  8,774. Good page?    Administrator:  Tom Erickson Submitted By:  J. Albers on Jun 29, 2010 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 64° | 45° 63° | 41° 59° | 43° 64° | 45° 63° | 45°

BETA PHOTO: Gun Street from the approach trail. In the center ...

Description 

Less visited than the front side, Gun Street offers great stone and some of the longer hard lines at the Iris. The classic routes tend to be harder (5.11+ and up) and thus, Gun Street tends to attract less people. The harder routes here are amongst the best at the Iris.

To ease finding the routes, I have split Gun Street into two walls (Gun Street Wall and Cowboy King Wall) as per the Collins and White guide.

This entire cliffline bakes in the sun most of the day, though it does receive a bit of shade in the late evening. As with the rest of The Iris, this crag is generally viable from mid-June to mid-October depending on the year. There are fewer trees around the cliff base than at other crags, making this a good choice for a colder day.

Getting There 

There are two approaches to the backside. Option one is to park at the standard Iris parking lot and hike on the main trail past the Main Wall. Once you have past Rising From the Plains, you will eventually reach a trail crossing. Turning right leads to the Erratic and Remuda areas. Turning left leads over the top of the ridge to the backside parking area. Continue straight ahead for Gun Street and the Aspen Glades wall. After the trail crossing, watch for a faint trail (marked by double cairns) leading left towards the center of the Gun Street Wall.

The second approach option is to park on the backside (limited parking) and hike up the steep hillside trail that joins the main trail as described above. To find the backside parking area, continue on Limestone Mtn. Road past the turnoff for the main parking area until the road curves around to the right and there is a parking area and road on the left. Park here and walk back a short distance on the main road until a trail is located heading up into the woods. Hike up the up and over the hillside until the trail junction that is described above is reached. At the junction, turn left towards Gun Street and follow the directions described above.

The Classics

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The backside of the Iris around sunset. Aspen Glad...

Looking over beautiful flowers from the back side ...