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Elevation:	1,965 ft	599 m
GPS:	42.01941, -78.79245 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

This slightly triangle shaped boulder is in between the Beer Can Crack with it's central courtyard area -- and the slew of welcome boulders on the way up. This boulder is directly on the trail, and you must pass by it to get to the central courtyard area of the Beer Can Crack.

Identified by the large crack running from the bottom to the middle of the boulder on the right side of the boulder which immediately commences into a slope to the top. Also easily identifiable by it's pyramid looking appearance, hence the name Capstone Boulder. The starting holds also have chalk caked on quite heavily. The top-out is quite slopey.

The vegetation at the front the of the boulder is gone, and is now mostly dirt.

Getting There

Hike up the main trail to the Bear Caves. As you pass by the Welcome Boulders -- Shagohod is the large square freestanding boulder on the right after you pass the Welcome Boulder, and the Moulder Boulder is the Pyramid shaped boulder on the left as you continue to walk up to the central courtyard of the Beer Can Crack.

Capstone is the boulder you walk to the left of and pass (so its on your right), just before you arrive in the central courtyard area.