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Elevation: 5,000 ft
GPS: 37.06942, -113.82899
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Shared By: Monomaniac on Jan 7, 2014 · Updates
Admins: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C

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This understated cliff of smooth gray limestone is home to a handfull of classic climbs, including Psychedelic, at 5.14c/d, the hardest route in the St. George area. Other worthy lines here include the legendary power line The Present, the rope-stretching Just Left of Paradise, and burly cave climbs Nintendo and Gorilla. Most of the routes here are quite short (thirty to forty feet tall), but the right side of the cliff features one of the nicest cliffs in the Utah Hills, at 60-70-feet high, and vertical-to-slightly overhanging.

This crag faces north and recieves all day shade for most of the year. Conditions are brutal in the winter, especially if the wind is blowing.

Getting There Suggest change

Drive 8.5 miles south on HWY 91 from the Gunlock intersection, then turn left on an unmarked dirt road. Immediately cross a cattle guard, then drive 1.9 miles along the main track (rough 2WD) to a fork. The left fork is rough 4WD, heading up a wash between two cliffs facing each other. The north-facing cliff (on the right) is Gorilla Cliffs (the Snakepit is opposite).

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Classic Climbing Routes at Gorilla Cliffs

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 10
Just Left of Paradise
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
Grayling
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 6
Winter Dance
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Just Left of Paradise
 10
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Grayling
 7
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Winter Dance
 6
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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Routes Mostly Face: North

Mostly Shady All Day

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