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Castle Dome Rock Climbing

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Routes in Castle Dome

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	Castle Blaster (aka The Oregonian) T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a R
	Castle Dome - 4th class route T 4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b X
	Dike Route (aka East Face), The T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Good Book, The T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
	North Face - Castle Dome T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C0
	NW Ridge T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13

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Elevation:	5,000 ft
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Description

This trad dome feels of the Sierra, though it's in the Cascades. At about 1,000 feet tall, there are routes for climbers of all abilities on all sides of the rock. The climbing and rock are in some cases excellent, and in other cases quite terrifying.

All routes decend via the hiking trail, which is a 15 minute third class scramble down some frictiony surfaces on the West side of the rock heading back to the observation deck.

There are no access issues, and you can camp close by if you don't feel like making the trek back to the car at night.

Getting There

Hike the VERY long and steadily uphill Castle Crags path from the Vista Point parking area. Hike 2.7 miles to the observation deck, and the west face of the rock will be in front of you in all it's glory.

Many routes start on the other side of the rock, and there are many approaches and strategies to getting to those.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Castle Dome

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b X 25 ● Castle Dome - 4th class route Trad 5 pitches
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 13 ● NW Ridge Trad 6 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 9 ● The Dike Route (aka East Face) Trad 8 pitches