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EM: Elephant Rocks SP Climbing

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Areas in EM: Elephant Rocks SP

Approach Angle Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Father and Son area 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Front Range, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Gill Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Herd and The Den, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Man and Mother Corner, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

North Mountain 0 / 0 / 1 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

North Quarry Pool Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Northern Exposure 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Picnic Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 27 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 27

Porch, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

South Quarry Pool Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Trojan Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Upper Picnic Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

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Elevation:	1,189 ft	362 m
GPS:	37.65125, -90.69007 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Welcome to Missouri's finest granite bouldering destination! Elephant Rocks offers a plethora of bouldering problems for every level climber. The rock is a large grained granite, which can be quite sharp and abrasive. Very good for friction though. Elephant Rocks is located about an hour and a half from St. Louis.

The park can be really crowded with family tourists, but I have yet to see any other climbers there. Because of the crowds, climbing is only recommended on weekdays. Also, roped climbing is prohibited within the park.

Getting There

From St. Louis, take 21 (Tesson Ferry) south, and follow it for about an hour and a half. There are a few turns, so make sure you follow the signs that say Hwy 21. After the town of Bellevue, the park i well signed and on the left.

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Classic Climbing Routes at EM: Elephant Rocks SP

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V0 4 47 ● The Tennishoe Crack Boulder Picnic Area
V1 5 40 ● The Layback Crack Boulder Porch
V2 5+ 29 ● The Finger Crack Boulder Upper Picnic Area
V2 5+ 20 ● Crystal Method Slab Boulder Upper Picnic Area
V2 5+ 7 ● Levitation Layback Boulder N Mountain
V3-4 6A+ 4 ● Shish Kabob Boulder Porch
V4 6B 38 ● Sterno Boulder Picnic Area
V4 6B 48 ● Smoke Boulder Porch
V4 6B PG13 13 ● Gill Crack Boulder Gill Boulder
V4 6B 5 ● Barndoor Boulder Herd & The Den
V5- 6C 6 ● Statically Indeterminant Boulder Upper Picnic Area
V6- 7A 5 ● Team Jordan Boulder Gill Boulder
V6 7A 15 ● Last Picnic Boulder Picnic Area
V9 7C 7 ● Trojan Man Boulder Trojan Boulder
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c V1 5 12 ● No Way Out TR, Boulder N Mountain