Elevation: 11,258 ft
GPS: 39.29247, -105.45664
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Shared By: Hill on Apr 17, 2002
Admins: Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC

Description

The Lost Creek Wilderness area is a superb destination for climbing huge domes, buttresses and a few towers made of Pike's Peak granite. Essentially an extension of the South Platte area, Lost Creek Wilderness offers over 100 square miles of rugged wilderness and a lifetime supply of climbing opportunities. Goose Creek is the most popular area with backpackers as well as the namesake of this wilderness. It disapears and reappears no less than seven times on its course to the South Platte and is rumored to be the home of North America's biggest boulder cave. Although the area does receive heavy usage from front range weekend warriors, climbers will have no problems with crowds. With most approaches measured in miles and not minutes, Lost Creek is best suited for multi-day trips. The routes are typical of the South Platte, multi-pitch cracks and friction climbs mostly on big domes. I would recommend tape if you are climbing cracks out here. Two ropes is also a good idea. The camping is fantastic! Great fishing in Goose Creek and tons of wild raspberries in the fall. A few things to remember: 1. This is a wilderness area so leave power drills at home 2. The whole South Platte area is very dry so use extreme caution with camp fires 3. This is a popular area with pond scum that like to break into cars at trailheads so leave your CD collection and radar detector at home (if your fortunate enough to own those things) 4. Lots of fixed gear is very old and unreliable so use good judgement before trusting your life to rusty old button head bolts. This is an amazing part of Colorado so treat it with respect and be a wise wilderness user. ..............................................

Getting There

This is a huge area with many different trailheads. Generally Lost Creek Wilderness is south of Hwy 285 and west of Hwy 126. The most popular trailheads are reached by turning off Hwy 126 three miles west of Deckers onto FR 211. At this point a good map comes in handy in locating exact trailheads for the different areas of Lost Creek Wilderness. Specific directions will also be found on this site under the "Rock" section. ..............................................................

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wigwam Creek/Lost Creek Wilderness

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V4 6B
 6
Beethoven's 4th
Boulder
V4 6B
 4
Arnie Direct
Boulder
V6 7A
 3
Hot Stepper
Boulder
V7 7A+
 3
Clay Pigeons
Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 55
[Redacted]
Trad 5 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 39
Teepee Tower Crack
Trad 2 pitches
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 15
Wunsch's Simulator
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 63
Better Lock Next Time
Trad 4 pitches
Sun
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 85
Ramblin' Rose
Trad 6 pitches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 22
Warpath
Trad 3 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
 6
Pow Wow Canal
Trad 4 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 3
Oneg Shabbat
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 4
On The Edge
Trad 3 pitches
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
 16
El Supremo
Trad, Sport 5 pitches
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 3
Violent Energy
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Beethoven's 4th Cro Magnon > Beethoven Boulder
 6
V4 6B Boulder
Arnie Direct Cro Magnon > Blockage Boulder
 4
V4 6B Boulder
Hot Stepper Cro Magnon > Hot Stepper Boulder
 3
V6 7A Boulder
Clay Pigeons Cro Magnon > Clay Pigeons Boulder
 3
V7 7A+ Boulder
[Redacted] Wigwam Dome
 55
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 5 pitches
Teepee Tower Crack Wigwam Dome
 39
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad 2 pitches
Wunsch's Simulator Wigwam Dome
 15
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
Better Lock Next Time Sun
 63
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 4 pitches
Ramblin' Rose Wigwam Dome
 85
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 6 pitches
Warpath Wigwam Dome
 22
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad 3 pitches
Pow Wow Canal Wigwam Dome
 6
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 Trad 4 pitches
Oneg Shabbat Oneg Shabbat Block
 3
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad
On The Edge Wigwam Dome
 4
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad 3 pitches
El Supremo Wigwam Dome
 16
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R Trad, Sport 5 pitches
Violent Energy Wigwam Dome
 3
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Trad
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