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Southwestern Highlands Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Southwestern Highlands

"Have it Your Way" Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

56 Boulders 0 / 0 / 2 / 29 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

Adam Fall's Trail 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Beam Rocks 2 / 6 / 7 / 39 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 47

Blue Hole - Camp Carmel - Morgan Run 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Breakneck 3 / 29 / 14 / 37 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 69

Casparis Bouldering (The Ridge) - CLOSED TO CLIMBING 0 / 0 / 0 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Cedar Creek Community Park 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Coll's Cove Bouldering - CLOSED TO CLIMBING 0 / 0 / 0 / 85 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 85

Cramer Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Creek Hills (Game Lands 296) 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Flood Rocks 0 / 0 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Ghosttown 0 / 0 / 0 / 55 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 55

Harrison Hills Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Jumonville 0 / 0 / 0 / 29 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 29

Knobs (Rob's Knob) - CLOSED TO CLIMBING, The 27 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 30

Laurelville 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Lost Crag - CLOSED TO CLIMBING, The 32 / 70 / 15 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 110

Middle Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Ohiopyle State Park 6 / 30 / 9 / 98 / 1 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 144

Path of the Flood Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Pike Run 3 / 0 / 23 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 37

Pittsburgh 0 / 32 / 27 / 28 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 62

Quebec Run Wild Area 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Rager Mountain 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Roaring Run 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Southwest PA Ice Climbing 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Vault - CLOSED TO CLIMBING, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 16 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16

Washington Run Gorge (Perryopolis) 2 / 0 / 4 / 15 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

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Description

Includes areas in the Laurel Highlands (vicinity of Johnstown, Donegal, Connelsville, Dunbar, Ohiopyle, Uniontown....) as well as Pittsburgh, the western pillar of Pennsylvanian urbanity and academia: this is the southwestern section of the state, scattered with some of the finest gritstone boulders you'll find. Excellent, seemingly limitless destination bouldering as well as quality short route-climbing.

Those in the area should check out the SWPACC (Southwestern Pennsylvania Climbers Coalition) to stay up to date on access issues and new developments.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Southwestern Highlands

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V2 5+ 29 ● White Lightning Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Main Area
V4- 6B 16 ● 3b. Main Bloc Arete Sit Boulder Breakneck > Bouldering
V4 6B 15 ● Reallyreally Good Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Main Area
V4 6B 15 ● Thumb Wrestling Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Main Area
V4-5 6B+ 7 ● Wheres the Elks Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Main Area
V6 7A 8 ● Sharp Shooter Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Sharp Shooter
V6 7A 13 ● Croc Hunter Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Main Area
V7 7A+ 6 ● Slopey Seconds Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Main Area
V7 7A+ 8 ● Like the Dickens Boulder Coll's Cove Bou… > Main Area
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 6 ● O'Briens line Sport Ohiopyle SP > Bruner Run
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 19 ● (7) Burning Balls Sport, TR Breakneck > Main Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 19 ● Shifticus Sport Ohiopyle SP > Maple Wall
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 7 ● Redline Sport Ohiopyle SP > Bruner Run
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 20 ● Natural Mystic Sport Ohiopyle SP > School House Crag
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 19 ● Loggia Sport Ohiopyle SP > Maple Wall