Cirque of the Towers Climbing
Elevation: | 10,400 ft | 3,170 m |
GPS: |
42.772, -109.223 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | Ron Olsen on May 23, 2006 · Updates | |
Admins: | Mike Snyder, Taylor Spiegelberg, Jake Dickerson |
Description
A superb alpine climbing area with some of the most stunning scenery in the Winds. Home of the classic Northeast Face on Pingora and East Ridge of Wolf's Head.
Summitpost.org has excellent information on the Cirque of the Towers.
Pooping in the Winds: Please Pack Out Your Poop
Every climber, backpacker, and hiker is expected to use a wag bag and pack out your poop. Though it often feels remote, the Cirque of the Towers is visited by more and more people each year- we are loving the area to death. Please bring multiple wag bags any time you are hiking into the Winds.
Lonesome Lake, in the Cirque of the towers, has been declared unfit to drink from, even when filtered or treated because of fecal contamination. Help keep other lakes in the Winds from this same fate of contamination by using Wag bags.
Getting There
To get to the Trailhead. From Boulder take 23-118 for 27.2 miles. Pavement ends at 18.5 miles. Take a left on Lander Cutoff 23-132. At 34.2 miles, take a left at the T intersection. The sign at the intersection will point to Big Sandy Campground.
The trail to the Cirque is well-traveled and pretty straightforward. To get to the Cirque take a left to Arrowhead Lake sign. Stay close to the lake to find the trail. At the end of the lake, after going over large boulders, take the steep trail directly up left to the top of Jackass Pass. Follow that trail for about 1/4 mile looking for a faint trail off to the right to avoid a large boulder field.
Classic Climbing Routes at Cirque of the Towers
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