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Elevation: 5,571 ft 1,698 m
GPS: 40.61344, -111.7792
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Shared By: Eric Jacobsen on Mar 27, 2003
Admins: Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane
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The Watchtower is the most popular crag in Ferguson and is the first one you come to. Most routes are trad with a few good sport routes. The wall is steep with horizontal seams. Most routes have good anchors for a single-rope descent, and a few have a steep walk-off to the west. I've set up Extreme Unction as a top-rope by rapping down from the top of Watchtower Proper which sits above Watchtower, but it's a big hassle.

The wall is rather long and quite large. It has been broken up into four sections, The Main Wall, The Watchtower Proper, The Tiers, and The Cove in an attempt to help navigate.

Getting There Suggest change

This is the first crag you will come to after hiking 15-20 minutes up the canyon from the trailhead on Timberline Drive. The Watchtower wall comes right down into the stream so you may have to hop some rocks to keep your feet dry when the stream is high. The steep gully on the right (west) end that you come to first is the walk-off for some of the first routes. The routes are numbered west to east along the wall.

48 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Watchtower

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 122
● The Confessional
Trad, TR
Watchtower Main
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 186
● Inner Light
Trad, TR
Watchtower Main
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 102
● Hellfire Variation
Trad
Watchtower Main
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 227
● Imperial
Sport
Watchtower Tiers
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 344
● Extreme Unction
Trad, TR
Watchtower Main
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 111
● Total X
Trad, Sport
Watchtower Main
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 220
● Uncensored Society
Sport
Watchtower Tiers
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 154
● Conflict
Sport
Watchtower Tiers
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 109
● Fortress
Trad
Watchtower Main
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 54
● Dehumanized
Trad, Sport
Watchtower Tiers
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 74
● Drunk Punk Oi
Sport
Watchtower Tiers
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 83
● Steel Reserve
Trad
Watchtower Tiers
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 64
● Fishlips
Trad
Watchtower Main
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 67
● Condor
Sport
Watchtower Tiers
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 7
● Crown of Thorns
Sport
Watchtower Main
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Confessional Watchtower Main
 122
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad, TR
● Inner Light Watchtower Main
 186
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad, TR
● Hellfire Variation Watchtower Main
 102
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Imperial Watchtower Tiers
 227
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
● Extreme Unction Watchtower Main
 344
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, TR
● Total X Watchtower Main
 111
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, Sport
● Uncensored Society Watchtower Tiers
 220
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Conflict Watchtower Tiers
 154
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Fortress Watchtower Main
 109
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
● Dehumanized Watchtower Tiers
 54
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad, Sport
● Drunk Punk Oi Watchtower Tiers
 74
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Steel Reserve Watchtower Tiers
 83
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Trad
● Fishlips Watchtower Main
 64
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad
● Condor Watchtower Tiers
 67
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Crown of Thorns Watchtower Main
 7
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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grk on Uncensored Society.
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Watchtower Main / Extreme Unction
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