Madison River Area  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Lat, Long:  45.7064, -111.5773 Map Page Views:  3,370. Good page?    Administrators:  grk10vq, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  PKA on Sep 26, 2009 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 63° | 39° 70° | 41° 70° | 41° 70° | 41° 70° | 46°

View from neat rock.

Description 

A few small crags along the Madison River, This area is a good winter spot as it stays fairly sunny and fairly warm. The rock quality is on the weak side, the gniess here can be fragile to say the least.

Still under development, this area has a few well traveled crags. Grades here range anywhere from 5.5 to 5.11+

This area is full of rattle snakes and posion ivy, so keep a careful eye when approaching the crags.

Getting There 

From Bozeman head west on Highway 84 until you get to the Madison River.

The Classics

Featured Route For Madison River Area

Balance of Power 5.10b  MT : Madison River Area : Crew Crag

A great route that requires three mini roof pulls. One of the longer single pitch climbs in the area. Bring slings and think about your clips to avoid rope drag. A 70 meter rope will leave you about 3 feet above the ground on the rappel. If you have a shorter rope there is an intermediate anchor about 5/8's of the way down. Pro-Tip: If you rap with a 70 you can use the intermediate anchor to allow you to rap all the way down to the scree field, thus avoiding the chossy downclimb of the chu...[more]   Browse More Classics in MT