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Observatory Rock Climbing
Climbing Area Map
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Routes in Observatory Rock
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99% Pure T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Double Vision T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a |
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Flop, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Glass Bead Game, The T,S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c |
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Jonah T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Mineral Secretion T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Original Route T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Panic in the Gray Womb T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b |
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Punch Line T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Skin Mechanic T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Stargazing T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a |
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Telescoping Sum T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Will Chevy Slab S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c |
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| GPS: | 40.186, -105.333 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 6,381 total · 11/month |
| Shared By: | Richard M. Wright on Dec 31, 1969 |
| Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac |
Description
Observatory Rock is composed of typical, and excellent, SSV granite. The crag faces South and Southeast providing cool climbing in the afternoon. It presently hosts fewer than a dozen described routes, and some combination of guides is probably useful for orientation. I have found the Falcon Guide by Peter Hubbel to contain more route descriptions than other sources; however, much of this is misleading. For example, routes listed as 130 feet long have turned out to be more like 65 feet long (truly). Routes span the gamut in terms of difficulty with 5.7 and 5.8 trad or 5.12d sport, although there are not many at any grade. The crag is well worth a day's visit.
Classic Climbing Routes at Observatory Rock
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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There is a bolted line to the right of Original route. Perhaps 5 painted bolts with a tree at top behind a bolder for the anchor. Anyone known anything about this route? From the ground it looked like a 5.6 scramble. On the route it felt like a 5.11 frictionfest. Aug 2, 2004
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