Lookout Point Rock Climbing
Elevation: | 1,251 ft | 381 m |
GPS: |
47.82537, -121.5584 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | sqwirll on Jun 10, 2009 · Updates | |
Admins: | Jon Nelson, Micah Klesick, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan |
Description
This cliff overlooks town, and is topped with a wide flat lookout area, complete with flagpole. It has good quality, varied climbing. Many pitches end at treed ledges, offering some shade on hot days. The large ledges often have several routes or variations, independent of routes from the ground.
Routes range from 1-10 pitches, with more friction-slab-type climbing on the Apron (east, right) side, and steeper crack lines on the West Side (left). The longest route traverses the wall while reaching the flagpole.
(a) West Side: From Duck Wall's right side (a waterfall in winter) to the Bobcat Cringe
(b) Central Area: From Hitaga to Sisara
(c) Apron: From Tiger Lily to the LOP gully
(d) Flagpole: A distinct block at the apex. A flagpole with rock carving are on top.
Getting There
Hike down the railroad tracks from town, heading towards the UTW. Near the start of the left curve in the tracks, take the footbridge on the right. Hike up the trail, past the large boulder (roughly half-way point), taking a right at the first fork (a T-junction). The next turnoff on the right goes to Private Idaho. Continue up and left to the headwall of the gully, then take the trail going up and right. Lookout Point cliff is now just above you, and Private Idaho just below. At a moderate pace, it takes about 20-25 min.
Getting Down From the Top
If you top out on routes from Solitude to the west, the easiest way down is to rap the route you came up on or one further west.
If you reach the flagpole, you can walk down the gully just to the east (between LO Point and Planet Index) or rap down.
Rapping down from this end is easiest taking option 1 below:
1) Start at the anchor at the base of the handcrack on the summit block ("Ted Nugent is No Joke" (10)). You need to walk along the ledge just below the Flagpole summit block to reach this anchor. Use a 70 m rope and rap down to Jello ledge, then rap to Jolly P ledge, then rap to the ground, ending at the base of Stars and Bad Reputation.
2) You can also rap down Law and Order, though presently the first rap anchor is the tree (or flake) at the end of Dimples (just below 'Cause I got High). Then rap from the anchor above Black Rock (a few feet down and east of the Red Tile Camp), then rap down Law & Order. The last rap doesn't reach the ground, but if you rap from the L & O anchor, you will reach a ledge about 30' up that has a handline. (You can also rap off the east end of L & O ledge down to Lily Ledge, then do a final rap to the ground.
Classic Climbing Routes at Lookout Point
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