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Glen Haven Picnic Area Rock Climbing

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Routes in Glen Haven Picnic Area

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	Bosh Fire S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Chosshaven Crack (suggested) T,TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13
	Race Against Time on the Roof of the World S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
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GPS:	40.42152, -105.22604 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Access issue - Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc. - open since 2023 Details

Update: per Bruce Hildenbrand: the area has been open since 2023.

Per JF M: as of May 2022, there is no signage on-site, nor information on the USFS webpage for the Cameron Peak Fire (nor on their published map of closures) that indicates the area is closed.

Per Bruce Hildenbrand: it appears that the Forest Service has closed access to all the climbing areas accessed via Storm Mountain Road (Monastery, Cedar Park, Combat Rock, etc.) until they can clear all the dangerous dead trees from the Cameron Peak fire.

I worked this issue with Eric Murdock at the AF, and it looks like the Forest Service picked Devil's Gulch Road as the southern boundary even though all the climbing areas on MP.com were not burned.

Description

This is a nice little picnic area along the North Fork of the Big Thompson River just downstream from the small town of Glen Haven. It was host to a few sport routes in the past, one of which remains intact with an anchor at the top.

Getting There

Head East out of Estes on Devil's Gulch road to Glen Haven. Continue past Glen Haven for another short mile until you see a picnic area on the right with obvious rock formations above.

Per Kevin Zagorda: the 2013 flood and subsequent rerouting of CR-43 has eliminated the picnic area and access to these climbs.