Meat Packing Plant Climbing
Elevation: | 3,244 ft |
GPS: |
44.08571, -103.24234 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | Peter Gram on Jan 2, 2003 |
Admins: | Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty |
Description
The Meat Packing Plant area refers to all of the sandstone situated on the "M" hill near the gap in Rapid City. I suppose that the name is out of date after the fire a few years ago at the plant, but this has been what the area has been called traditionally.
There is a limited number of excellent boulder problems in the area, and some possibility for some trad leads with various cracks, and also some topropes on faces up to maybe 40 feet high.
There is a limited number of excellent boulder problems in the area, and some possibility for some trad leads with various cracks, and also some topropes on faces up to maybe 40 feet high.
Getting There
The most common approach is to park near the corner of the two streets which intersect at the front gate of the meat packing plant. This is the first major right turn off of Omaha street after getting on Omaha from I-190 (West Blvd). The road is 12th Street, which should cross the creek and take a 90 degree turn to the left.
Walk towards the fence and follow a prominent trail that runs between the fence and the creek around the plant. Once past this, there is a small building with a nice overhanging boulder behind it called the Vegan boulder. The Vegan boulder is the most common destination, but other rocks can be found by following the trail at its base up the hillside towards the "M".
Walk towards the fence and follow a prominent trail that runs between the fence and the creek around the plant. Once past this, there is a small building with a nice overhanging boulder behind it called the Vegan boulder. The Vegan boulder is the most common destination, but other rocks can be found by following the trail at its base up the hillside towards the "M".
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