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Half Mountain Rock Climbing

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Astro Tower & Group Half Mt., Glacier Gorge, RMNP 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

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Access Issue: Closures Details

Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."

For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.

General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.

Description

Half Mountain is along the crest of Long's Peak/Glacier Gorge's Northwest ridge. This subarea includes: Astro Tower, Darkberry Buttress, Astro Slab (aka The Chronic Buttress), and Astro Monk.

This subarea area was added by suggestion/request.

Getting There

Gillett's 2001 RMNP Climber's Guide ascent from Mill's Lake. It may be considered the worst approach hike ever. Per Scott Kimball, the bushwack angling around slabs and talus then through Krummholz forests took over three hours from the lake.