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Parriot Mesa

Submitted By: Josh Janes on Nov 30, 1999
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Parriot Mesa is the large mesa at the entrance of Castle Valley. It basically sits at the corner of River Road and the road into Castle Valley. Parriot has a fair number of crack climbs and an easy 5th class scramble to the summit, but sees little traffic. It also includes
Crooked Arrow Spire, which is an attractive semi-attached spire, visible on the NW corner of the mesa. The rock is excellent and there is a lot of potential for new routes.


Getting There 

Approaches depend on the route you're climbing. For Crooked Arrow Spire and the Supernatural area, follow the high-clearance dirt road into Sister Superior (departs from River Road just north of the road into Castle Valley near a bridge). Stop before reaching Sister Superior near a huge, obvious boulder on the south side of the road. Follow a seldom-travelled trail directly past this boulder and up a ridge towards the north face of the mesa. Allow an hour for the slog. Other areas (Ascended Yoga Masters, etc) are approached differently.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Parriot Mesa:
Longbow Chimney   5.8 A1     Trad, Aid, 2 pitches, 300 feet, Grade III   
Ascended Yoga Masters   5.10 A0 R     Trad, Aid, 5 pitches, 450 feet, Grade III   
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50 feet up the first pitch. Page Kyle took the photo.

Ascended Yoga Masters 5.10 A0 R  UT : Moab Area : ... : Parriot Mesa
The route follows a right-arching chimney on the SW corner of Parriot Mesa, obvious from the top of Pace Hill on Castle Valley Road. We found no trail on the talus cone though there is apparently a trail to the 5th-class descent -- see below. To gain access to the start of the route, stay high continuing about 200' left on the ledge with a TV antenna.P1: The first pitch starts with a 5.9 layback boulder problem and quickly leads to a fun squeez...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT


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Rainbow on the way out from Castleton.

Rainbow on the way out from Castleton.


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By andrew kulmatiski
From: logan, ut
Feb 10, 2009

has anyone climbed the routes on the south face (the face looming over the town). They look fantastic. Any info would be appreciated.