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The Observatory

Submitted By: benjamin brownell on Sep 23, 2007
Administrators: Andrew Gram, Perin Blanchard
Elevation: 7,500 feet
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BETA PHOTO: Preeemium fruit...left side of main wall

Description

Main wall is 20-100m north-facing in a large alcove protected from the prevailing W/SW winds. Beautiful, secluded setting with an uncharacteristically dense collection of stellar routes on high-q wingate ss, several topping out.

Getting There

Just outside the park north of U24. 2 mile hike, 250m climb to base. Details later...bribery may suffice. Or else help with anchors and trails. Work on hold Nov-Mar...hurry!

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Observatory:

Hawking Radiation 5.10- Trad, 1 pitch, 65 feet

SETI 5.10 Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet

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Featured Route For The Observatory

Hawking Radiation 5.10- UT : Capitol Reef National Park : The Observatory

Optional 20' handcrack roof sit-start from back of the 'black hole' is sweet fun (and harder). Otherwise, pull up into perfect hands corner at the lip, follow to 6' chickenwing OW, then hands again with a bit of cupping just before nice top-out stance....[more] Browse More Classics in UT