Stone Hill Climbing
Areas in Stone Hill
Area 53 boulders
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Bertha Buttress
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Bighorn Buttress
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Black Wall
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Boulder Creek Boulders
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Canadian Roadcut
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Carwash, The
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Dihedral Wall
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Enchanted Neighborhood
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Firecrack Wall
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Hold Up Bluffs North
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Hold Up Bluffs South
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Lakeside Walls
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Little Horn Crag
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Lizard Slabs
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Loners Wall
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Mario Land Boulders
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Mikey's Mussel Beach
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Moriah’s Ledge
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North of Northwest Wall
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Pebble Beach
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Peck Gulch
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Pit Stop
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Playland
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Room with a View
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Route 37 (The Road Cuts)
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Science Lab
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South Stone
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Sutton Creek
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Tip Toe Area
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White Wall
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Elevation: | 2,915 ft |
GPS: |
48.79306, -115.29977 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 156,135 total · 810/month |
Shared By: | Braxtron on Apr 6, 2007 |
Admins: | GRK, Zach Wahrer |
For more information, including a map of the closure area, please contact the Eureka District Office of the Kootenai NF at 406 296 2536.
Description
Summer (n): In Montana, the time of year when the temperature regularly breaks 25*. This is usually between July 5-9, but may extend out to Labor Day, if it's a good year. Since the Treasure State lies so close to the frozen tundra of Canadia, snow is always in the forecast.
Unfortunately, Stone Hill is about the only place with solid rock in Northwest Montana. You can thank Mother Nature for the freeze-thaw cycle; it's not too easy on MT rock. Fortunately, there are enough routes here to keep you busy and entertained for weeks. I believe ratings range from 5.6 to 5.12 (please correct me if I'm wrong) sport & trad. The setting here is picturesque, as the Highway of Love winds around lake Koocanusa (Kootenai + Canada + USA), which means the lakeview, along with plenty of tree covered mountains, isn't anything to complain about. The approaches may deter some people though. Most hikes from car to crag are unbearably long. Bring plenty of beer, err I mean water, to keep yourself hydrated.
Unfortunately, Stone Hill is about the only place with solid rock in Northwest Montana. You can thank Mother Nature for the freeze-thaw cycle; it's not too easy on MT rock. Fortunately, there are enough routes here to keep you busy and entertained for weeks. I believe ratings range from 5.6 to 5.12 (please correct me if I'm wrong) sport & trad. The setting here is picturesque, as the Highway of Love winds around lake Koocanusa (Kootenai + Canada + USA), which means the lakeview, along with plenty of tree covered mountains, isn't anything to complain about. The approaches may deter some people though. Most hikes from car to crag are unbearably long. Bring plenty of beer, err I mean water, to keep yourself hydrated.
Classic Climbing Routes at Stone Hill
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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● Block Dance | Hold Up Bluffs North |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Cripple Crack | Hold Up Bluffs North |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Clarke's Friend Cracker | Hold Up Bluffs North |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad | |
● Fantasy Land | Hold Up Bluffs North |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad, Sport, TR | |
● Room With A View | Room with a View |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
● Firecrack | Firecrack Wall |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, TR | |
● The Bull | Little Horn Crag |
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5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport | |
● Room with a View (2) | Room with a View |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
● Right Climb | Canadian Rdcut |
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5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, Alpine | |
● The Arborist | Lakeside Walls |
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5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Nightflyer | Hold Up Bluffs South |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad, TR | |
● Ben Parsons Memorial Route | Lakeside Walls |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad 2 pitches | |
● Chinook | Dihedral Wall |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Eat your Spinach | Mikey's Mussel Beach |
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5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad | |
● Seaweed Patch | Hold Up Bluffs North |
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad, Sport, TR |
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