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Hunter's Rocks (Rocky Ridge Natural Area) Bouldering
| Elevation: | 1,018 ft | 310 m |
| GPS: |
40.55937, -77.85205 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 130,925 total · 662/month | |
| Shared By: | stredna on Aug 31, 2009 · Updates | |
| Admins: | Justin Johnsen, SCPC, SWPACC, EPAC |
Access Issue: Avoid the small portion of boulders on private land
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Description
Hunter's Rocks is a sandstone bouldering area located mostly within Rothrock State forest. A small closed section is on private land, so please respect this. The private section lies on the southern tip of the ridge, the boulders on the hillside below Standard American are on this private land. There is more undocumented bouldering where the ridge picks back up just south of this private land that lies within State Game Lands 112 that can be accessed by taking the Standing Stone Trail south from Frew Rd. Hunter's Rocks has seen active development since the 1950s. However, many original route names and first ascents are lost to history. There is excellent bouldering at Hunter's Rocks, the friction is very good and plentiful pockets make for a unique experience. Eric Heiden also shared more information on an excellent Google Maps guide of the area. There is also a guidebook in the works, contact shawn@scpclimbers.org for more info or if you'd like to collaborate.
Getting There
Hunter's is spread out along the ridge just west of Frew Road. The two main parking areas:
- Powercut parking
40.5590919, -77.8523710
https://goo.gl/maps/ypKPqqgXx5oKKF5P6 - Hillside/Main Area parking
40.5501472, -77.8586610
https://goo.gl/maps/CGutjqZQdessaBmf8
Bat Conservation | How You Can Help
See a Bat on a Route, Give Us a Shout!
Hey climbers, one of our SCPC members is working with Rob Schorr at Colorado State to help him spread the word about his bat research. Here’s a message from him about this important work and how, we as climbers, can help.
"Climbers for Bat Conservation is working with climbers to understand bat ecology and why bats choose certain cracks and flakes. We’re a collaboration between climbers, bat biologists, and land managers to understand where bats roost and where large populations may reside. We are interested in finding bats because of a new disease called white-nose syndrome (whitenosesyndrome.org) which has killed millions of bats in North America. This collaboration has identified bat roosts throughout the U.S., and as far away as Norway and Bulgaria. CBC was developed by biologists who climb and they are advocates for climbing access and bat conservation.
So, if you see bats while climbing, please let us know by emailing us at climbersforbats@colostate.edu, or visiting our website to learn more. climbersforbats.colostate.edu."
Thank You!
Rob Schorr
Zoologist, Colorado Natural Heritage Program (warnercnr.colostate.edu/rschorr/)
Director, Climbers for Bat Conservation
Robert.schorr@colostate.edu
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