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Areas in Indiana

Batesville Outdoor Boulder 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Butler University 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Canal 0 / 0 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Fort Wayne 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Garfield Park Railroad bridge 1 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Happy Hollow Buildering 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Hoosier National Forest 1 / 0 / 0 / 29 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 30

Indiana University 0 / 0 / 1 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Island Park 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Madison Ave. Bridge 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Muscatatuck Park [CLOSED TO CLIMBING] 1 / 0 / 1 / 123 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 124

Posey Crag 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Purdue University Buildering 0 / 0 / 1 / 33 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 34

Unlikely Wall 5 / 19 / 8 / 25 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 49

Zionsville 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Elevation:	871 ft	265 m
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Description

Rock climbing is mostly illegal on public land in the state of Indiana. Muscatatuck Park, one of the only legal areas on public land, was closed in 2024. There is more than likely other climb-able rock, although it lies in privately-owned hands.

The rock is mostly comprised of dolomite limestone.

As of 2020, climbing is legal in Hoosier National Forest. However, a certain portion of Hemlock Cliffs is off limits to climbing and rappelling. See Hemlock Cliffs map for details.

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Most rock climbs in IN can be driven to.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Indiana

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

V1-2 5 4 ● Night Walk Boulder Indiana University
V3 6A 34 ● Kundilini Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Heinousness Wall
V4- 6B 12 ● Ball Buster Boulder Unlikely Wall
V4 6B 14 ● Yertle Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Strawberry Fields
V4 6B 17 ● Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy Boulder Unlikely Wall
V5 6C 18 ● Splash Traverse Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > H Boulders
V6 7A 27 ● Osiris Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Strawberry Fields
V6+ 7A 26 ● The Red Hot Chili Pepper Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Tangerine Wall
V6+ 7A 15 ● Hoosier Daddy Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Strawberry Fields
V7-8 7B 5 ● The Contortionist Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Strawberry Fields
V8 7B PG13 6 ● Commencement Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Strawberry Fields
V9-10 7C+ 15 ● Rogue Dentistry Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Tangerine Wall
V10 7C+ 14 ● Ivy League Boulder Muscatatuck Par… > Tangerine Wall
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 6 ● Choss City Sport Unlikely Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 11 ● Tennyson Sport, TR Unlikely Wall