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Monument Canyon Rock Climbing

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Routes in Monument Canyon

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	Big Bertha T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Big Foot T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Carter Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Circle, Square, and the Triangle S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Crispy Corner V-easy 3
	Da Nada 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C3-
	Desert Solitaire T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c C0
	Egypt Rock - The Revolution Will Not be Televised T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R
	Elephant Head T,S,TR 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Euro Route T,S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Friends Can't Be Trusted S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Get A Life T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Higher Mind Dynamics S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	It Ain't Over Til It's Loose T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Left Dihedral aka Dihedral 1 aka First Dihedral T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Luhr's Route aka Right Dihedral T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Monolith Spire - Dewar Dihedral T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Mormon Tea T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Otto's Ladder T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
	Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pharaoh Point - Chimney Wide T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 R
	Pina Colada V3 6A
	Route 2 T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Route 4 T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Short Route T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Snake Eyes V1 5
	Unknown Tower - Northwest Face T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R
	Wide Load AKA Industrial Strength T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Wide Load aka Route 3 T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Wingate Warrior S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Wizard I T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
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Description

This is the description for all the one-two pitch routes along the Monument Trail leading to Independence Monument. There are some nice moderate (5.8-9) trad routes here, as well as some more difficult face climbs (sport), and even some multi-pitch hand cracks. They are nice routes to finish up a day after climbing the monument.

Getting There

First Area: As the Monument Trail leaves the fence and starts following the creek bed up the canyon, many one-pitch lines will come into view on the right side of the canyon. Look for a prominent right-facing dihedral and 40ft to its right, a left-facing dihedral. In between these routes are several bolted climbs. All have fixed rap anchors.

Second Area: Around the first bend, up the hill and past the first area, look again to the right side for some obvious cracks. Here you'll find an attempted aid line with a fixed pin 10ft. off the deck. Another route starts 10ft. left of the aid route, which is finger/offwidth for 80ft.

Third Area: In the last recess of the canyon before you turn the corner and Ind. Mon. comes into view, look for a tall pillar against the back wall of the canyon. A two (maybe three) pitch nice hand crack goes up the left side of the pillar to fixed anchors at each belay.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Monument Canyon

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 58 ● Luhr's Route aka Right Dihedral Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 27 ● Carter Route Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 64 ● Left Dihedral aka Dihedral 1 ak… Trad 2 pitches
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 14 ● Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 12 ● Route 2 Trad
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 17 ● Route 4 Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 19 ● Wide Load aka Route 3 Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 42 ● Circle, Square, and the Triangle Sport
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b R 5 ● Egypt Rock - The Revolution Will… Trad 4 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 4 ● Wizard I Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 19 ● Monolith Spire - Dewar Dihedral Trad 3 pitches
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 6 ● Big Foot Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c C0 35 ● Desert Solitaire Trad, Aid 6 pitches
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a 3 ● Friends Can't Be Trusted Sport
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b 12 ● Get A Life Trad 5 pitches