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Wart Rock aka Double Dome Rock Climbing

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Elevation:	9,821 ft	2,993 m
GPS:	40.4032, -105.5182 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Leo Paik on May 30, 2007
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Access Issue: 2024 Partial Seasonal Raptor Closures lifted 7/21/24 Details

From the Denver Post 7/21/24: some of the raptor closures have been lifted, officials announced.

Upper & Lower Twin Owls, Rock One, The Book and access trail, Bookmark, and Left Book were opened based on a park new release.

Closures have been extended for Thunder Buttress, access trail, The Parish, Cathedral Wall.

Closures above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond trail have been extended.

Per Brent Frazier: the raptor closures have been lifted in the Lumpy Ridge and Loch Vale Areas ( nps.gov/romo/raptor-closure…)

Each year, Rocky Mountain National Park initiates temporary closures in certain areas of the park to ensure that birds of prey will be undisturbed during their breeding and nesting seasons. These closures begin on February 15 and continue through July 31, if appropriate. Monitoring by park staff and volunteers have determined that all remaining closures can be lifted on July 28, 2023.

Per Matt Coghill: the Golden eagle nesting activity has extended Lumpy closures through Aug. 15, 2022 on Sundance, Thunder Buttress, and Needle Summit!

Per A.Eaton: the raptor closures have been lifted as of 6/4/2022 at Lumpy for the following formations:

Twin Owls
Rock One
Batman Rock
Batman Pinnacle
Checkerboard
Lightning Rock

Per the Denver Post: as of Feb. 15, 2022, Checkerboard Rock, Lightning Rock, Batman Rock, Batman Pinnacle, Sundance, Thunder Buttress, The Parish, Bookmark Pinnacle, The Left Book, Bookmark, Twin Owls, Rock One, and the Needle are closed for raptor nesting. These closures will continue through July 31, 2022 if needed.

All areas [were] OPEN to climbing for the 2021 post July season.

Closures ending July 31:
Batman Rock, Batman Pinnacle, Lightning Rock, Checkerboard Rock - nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/…
Sundance - nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/…
The Book Area: Left Book, The Bookmark, Bookmark Pinnacle, and the entire Book formation (including Renaissance Wall, Isis Buttress, Pages Wall Area, and J-Crack Slab Area)- nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/…
Thunder Buttress and The Parish - nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/…
Twin Owls and Rock One - nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/…
Cathedral Wall - nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/…

When closed, the closures include the named rock formations and the areas surrounding the base of the formation. This includes all climbing routes, outcroppings, cliffs, faces, ascent and descent routes, and climber's access trails to the formation.

Areas not listed are presumed to be open. These closures will be lifted or extended as conditions dictate.

Description

This is a small rock on the ridge top which drew the eye from Observatory Dome. For the cliff note version, it is very low-angle and not worth the walk. Nonetheless, if you are already there, you may be drawn to the rock. The separation of the rock from the trees should give some hints.

Still, it is there, it can be climbed, it has been climbed. It may have another name, but it isn't in Kimball's, Rossiter's, or Gillett's guidebooks. That is, it isn't written up in any of these guidebooks. In the photo on p86 of Rossiter's RMNP, The Crag Areas, it is the skyline bump up and left of Observatory, listed as 5. It is also depicted (I believe) on p 88 as 9821. So, for completion...it is now written up here.

Probably this would be a great kid rock...except for the approach. A four year-old could climb this rock, if he/she could approach it with the new parking lot.

There is some steeper rock on a small buttress on the right side.

Note, there was bear scat in the area.

Getting There

Hike to the Pear, go left and go west (left) of Sunshine Buttress. Continue up and left. Skirt Observatory Dome on the left. Continue up to the skyline, angling slight left.