Witches' Canyon Rock Climbing
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Shared By: | Darrin Stein on Oct 25, 2005 · Updates |
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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.
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.
Classic Climbing Routes at Witches' Canyon
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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