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Jackson Hole Rock Climbing

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Moonlight Spire T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2

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Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

Indian Creek 2019 info:

News release from the BLM, Jason Byrd, 10/11/19.

or the link blm.gov/press-release/annou….

RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures at the Cat Wall and Reservoir Wall. They occur annually from March 31st until August 31st. *Due to the federal hiring freeze in agencies such as the BLM of Monticello, no official closure for 2017 has been issued and the laws which have been put in place in previous years are not being enforced. Please, for the sake of fragile desert ecology, DO NOT CLIMB at stated walls. These raptors return to the same nesting sites every year to raise their nestlings.

Description

Jackson Hole in a small mecca of excellent Wingate sandstone that boasts cracks of all flavors, and even has a nice little hidden spire. It is accessible by road, and is administered by the BLM, so camping is not an issue, and offers seclusion despite its proximity to Moab. At the moment, Moonlight Spire is its primary feature.

Getting There

So close, yet so far . . . Jackson Hole is very close to Moab, but at the same time it may take awhile to get there. It's directly across the river from the Potash road, but getting there is the conundrum. To drive there may take you a couple of hours, but there IS a road that goes in and all of the way around the Jackson Hole rincon. If you have some kind of a boat, you may want to consider parking at Long Canyon and floating across.
To reach Jackson Hole, you can swim or take a four wheel drive HIGH clearance vehicle. Jackson Hole is south of the Amasa Back, and directly across the river from Potash. This is southwest of Moab a few miles as the birds see it. You can take a tube, kayak, canoe or raft and float across from the Potash mine (this is the shortest approach), or hike there via one of two ways (not recommended). You can also drive there (high clearance only!) by taking Kane Springs Valley Road to Hurrah Pass. Descend the other side of the pass and turn right (west) at the first drivable drainage (near river level). Go down the wash about 1/2 a mile (.8km), then turn right (north) and follow a (faint at first) two-track which crosses another drainage before heading northeast for awhile then gradually turns back to the west. It then veers north and begins the descent into Jackson Hole where a loop goes around the Rincon.