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Amphitheater/Portland Creek

Colorado > CO Ice & Mixed > Ouray (Ice/Mixed)

Description

If you can't find this area, you should go home and watch TV.

Per Yiddar S: Portland Creek is another subarea of Ouray. It is three switchbacks uphill from south town.

Eds. This is a merger of 2 submissions to avoid confusion and duplication (which it did already).

Getting There

See the above.

For Portland Creek Falls, per Yiddar S: go on Amphitheater Rd. from US Highway 550. Park right before you reach the bridge/Portland Creek. There is one ice route underneath the bridge. Per Double J: in addition, there are multiple bolted drytool routes to chose from. 

Routes from Left to Right

WI4- M1 Easy Snow
 1
Amphitheater Route (aka Fowler M…
Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine
WI2-3
 19
Portland
TR, Ice, Alpine
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Amphitheater Route (aka Fow…
 1
WI4- M1 Easy Snow Mixed, Ice, Snow, Alpine
Portland
 19
WI2-3 TR, Ice, Alpine

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Looking up at Portland from the base.
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