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Witches' Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Witches' Canyon

Canyon Road Cliffs 3 / 11 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Main Canyon 2 / 20 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

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Description

Just Southwest of Penitente Canyon lies Witches' Canyon, named for a rock outcropping that looks like a giant eye. The cliffs tend to be short, but excellent routes abound. A few routes sit near the mouth of the canyon, but most are located just beyond the end of the road.

Getting There

Credit to Bob D'Antonio's guide to the San Luis Valley, 1994.

At the Penitente turnoff, zero you odometer and head South on the main road. At 0.6+ miles look for a road heading due West with a sign marked Witches' Canyon. Like the other areas down there...hard to miss now-a-days.

Per Mike Cherneski: they gated off the old road.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Witches' Canyon

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 14 ● Everyman’s Tower (submitted as U… Sport Canyon Rd Cliffs
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 20 ● Dashboard Variation Sport Canyon Rd Cliffs
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 31 ● Drugs Are Nice Sport Main Canyon
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 34 ● Razor Hueco Arete - aka Razor Bl… Sport Main Canyon
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 15 ● Woof Sport Main Canyon
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 32 ● Squidbelly Phlegmfoot Sport Canyon Rd Cliffs
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 17 ● Jesus Dashboard aka Dashboard Saint Sport Canyon Rd Cliffs
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 13 ● Gunks Pump Sport Main Canyon
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 10 ● Drug Test Sport Main Canyon
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 4 ● Show Her Your Stem Trad Main Canyon
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 20 ● Lunge for Jesus Sport Canyon Rd Cliffs
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 11 ● Witches Eye aka Witching Hour? Sport Main Canyon
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 4 ● Friend of the Devil Sport Main Canyon
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 8 ● La Bruja Sport Main Canyon
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 9 ● Weave Your Spell Sport Main Canyon