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Castle Rock Climbing

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	Bob Choss V0 4
	Cactus Surprise V1 5 PG13
	Choss Wall of Jericho V1- 5-
	Church Crack V0 4
	Clingy V-easy 3
	Diamond in the Rough V1 5
	Fingers Innit V1- 5-
	Hod-Doggy V6 7A
	Hoot Owl TR 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Just Me, My Dog, and Corona V0 4
	Munchins and Crunchins V1- 5-
	Mushroom Slab V0 4
	Mushrooms and Chocolate Milk V-easy 3
	Nap Time V-easy 3
	North Dihedral T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b X
	Pisces Problems V-easy 3
	Point of Shoe V0 4
	Popomatic TR 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Quarantine Dreams V0 4
	Queen Flake V1 5
	South Dihedral T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Starfish V2- 5+
	This Name Has Aged Well V0+ 4+
	Tower of Cobble V0 4
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Elevation:	6,202 ft	1,890 m
GPS:	39.37879, -104.85597 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This is the big rhyolite rock formation above the town of Castle Rock (for which the town is named) that you can see from I-25. There's a huge star on top and usually an American flag blowing in the wind. The rock is chossy and apparently climbing on the actual cap rock at the top is not allowed. Per Chevalier De Guise: there are several chossy boulders lower down the hill which are legal to climb upon. There are decent boulders on all sides, particularly on the South, West, and Eastern sides. There is an easy 4th Class scramble up the East side to access the top where a ladder once was, along with some remaining guard rails.

I kept seeing this monolith driving back from Colorado Springs or from Castlewood and decided to stop and check this thing out. Aside from novelty, it is probably not worth your time.

Getting There

Take I-25 to exit #182 to the town of Castle Rock. Head east to the formation and park on one of the side streets as the dirt road leading up to it is closed and you can't park along side of it.

Per Chevalier De Guise: there are now two official parking lots - one on the I-25/Western side and another on the Northeastern side.