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Description 

Second largest, southern-most area at Ibex.


Getting There 

Drive south along the frontage road at the the base of the Red Monster area.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Quartermoon Tower:
Quartermoon   5.9+     Trad, 2 pitches, 210 feet, Grade II   North Face
Moonshine   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   North Face
Aurora Borealis/Lunar Power   5.10a/b     Trad, 6 pitches, 450 feet, Grade II   East Face
Northeast Arete   5.10+     Trad, Sport, 6 pitches   East Face
Hardpan Heroics   5.12-     Trad, Sport, 3 pitches, 300 feet, Grade II   East Face
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Robbie enjoying the awesome 3rd pitch

Aurora Borealis/Lunar Power 5.10a/b  UT : Ibex : ... : East Face
These are really two separate routes. I have climbed them several times now, and always seem to combine them to attain the top of Quartermoon. Initially, Aurora Borealis, named for the lightshow the FA witnessed the night before during their drive to Ibex, started partway up the East Face of Quartermoon. It ended on a big ledge with a two bolt belay on a gargantuan boulder. Lunar Power later started at the actual base of the Tower at its lowest point and then continued to the summit. By combinin...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT