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Lake County Road 6 Area (North Shore) Rock Climbing

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Areas in Lake County Road 6 Area (North Shore)

Sawmill Creek Dome 11 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Section 13 6 / 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

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Elevation:	926 ft	282 m
GPS:	47.4089, -91.1255 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	nodin on Apr 5, 2006
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Description

Comprised of two crags (plus the states best bouldering) separated by about 4 miles of trail...
These two anorthosite cliffs hold a number of good climbs and sweet locations! Climbs are up to 100 feet.
The rock here is sharp so tape for fingers and a pad for your rope are both good ideas. You are still in the no-chalk zone and fixed gear is non-kosher.

Good camping either at the crags on the SHT or at either of the State Forest Campgrounds in the area - Finland and Ekbeck. Supplies (food and beer) are available in Finland, Silver Bay or Beaver Bay.

Getting There

Follow highway 61 past Tettegouche and Highway 1 to Lake County road 6. Park in the Superior Hiking Trail parking lot / gravel pit. Section 13 is roughly one mile north on the SHT. Sawmill is roughly 3 miles south on the SHT.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lake County Road 6 Area (North Shore)

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 20 ● Rubble Trouble Trad, TR Section 13
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 20 ● Arrow Head Left Trad, TR Section 13
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 11 ● Afghanistan Bananastand Trad, TR Sawmill Creek Dome > Central Rocks
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 20 ● We Don't Need No Steenkin Ledges TR Section 13
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 44 ● Rubble Trouble Direct Trad Section 13
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 16 ● Arrowhead Direct TR Section 13
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 16 ● Birch Flakes Trad, TR Sawmill Creek Dome > Central Rocks
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 15 ● Macho Pitchu TR Section 13
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 25 ● Equinox Trad, TR Section 13
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● The Path of Fierce Black Wolves TR Section 13
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 4 ● Brenda's Last Fling TR Section 13
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 24 ● Digit Damage Trad, TR Section 13
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 6 ● Seam's Hard TR Section 13
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 11 ● Reading Braille TR Section 13