Elevation: 5,219 ft
GPS: 40.6238, -111.7671
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Shared By: Landon Florence on Oct 2, 2002 · Updates
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Description

Great area for the beginners (5.5 to 5.9-) with a few challenging routes on the eastern wall (5.11a to 5.13a). Almost all if not all can be top roped.

There are 5 bolted routes on the western end of the wall; 5.8 being the easiest and getting harder as you go left or east. Also on this end there are 2 or 3 sets of chains to set up top ropes, the climbing is probably about 5.5 to 5.7.

There are some trees you can use as well for anchors, bring long runners.

The harder climbing is located about 200-300 yards upstream or east. The hardest of the bunch, a 5.13a, is the only bolted route on this end.

The crag stays in the shade most of the morning in the summer.

Oblique, aerial photo here.

Getting There

Drive about 1 mile up the canyon and you sill see the Dogwood picnic area on your right. You can either park in here for $8 dollars a car or if the stream is low enough you can drive another .15 up the canyon and park on the side of the road and just hop across the stream.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Dogwood Crag

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V1 5
 3
Golemoly
Boulder
V2 5+
 3
Cockroach Slip
Boulder
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
 22
Little Things
Sport
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
 47
Life During Wartime
Trad, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 35
Modest Man From Drakeman
Sport, TR
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 18
Dirty Unknown
TR
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 3
Slinga Tree
Trad, TR
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
 105
I Think I'm Going Bald
Sport, TR
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 106
A Modest Man from Mandrake
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 34
Quartzite Sans Stainless
Trad
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 26
Little Creatures
Trad
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 13
Ain't no Party, Ain't no Disco
Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 15
Cross-Eyed and Painless
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Golemoly
 3
V1 5 Boulder
Cockroach Slip
 3
V2 5+ Boulder
Little Things
 22
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport
Life During Wartime
 47
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R Trad, TR
Modest Man From Drakeman
 35
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, TR
Dirty Unknown
 18
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c TR
Slinga Tree
 3
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, TR
I Think I'm Going Bald
 105
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport, TR
A Modest Man from Mandrake
 106
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Quartzite Sans Stainless
 34
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
Little Creatures
 26
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
Ain't no Party, Ain't no Disco
 13
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Trad
Cross-Eyed and Painless
 15
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
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