Army Bunker Bouldering
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Elevation: | 549 ft | 167 m |
GPS: |
41.14625, -74.16988 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | kenr on Jul 17, 2017 | |
Admins: | Morgan Patterson, SMarsh |
Access Issue: As of November 2021, there are new parking arrangements. Please follow this guidance.
Details
The current parking area is now limited parking, subject to the following guidelines:
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
No parking weekdays before 4pm. (Use Saltbox Parking Area at these times).
Do not block pump station access gates at any time.
Be careful not to hit or disturb manholes or other infrastructure.
The Saltbox Parking Area is a new resource, available on weekdays and weekends. Don't bushwhack or create new trails from this area.
Torne Brook Road and the trailhead remain a no-parking area. This is to ensure access for emergency personnel.
Inconsiderate or illegal parking here could lead to permanent closure.
Description
Area on right (SE) side of the Yankee Ramparts East area.
Problems in this area include (L to R) . . .
Top-Rope and Trad Lead routes here are linked from this area page under the Yankee Ramparts area of the roped-climbing section of Powerlinez on MP. The lower sections of some of those routes could perhaps be tried as bouldering problems.
Problems in this area include (L to R) . . .
- Looney Bin Traverse
- Smoke Em If You Got Em
- Army Strong
- Army Intelligence
Top-Rope and Trad Lead routes here are linked from this area page under the Yankee Ramparts area of the roped-climbing section of Powerlinez on MP. The lower sections of some of those routes could perhaps be tried as bouldering problems.
Getting There
First hike up on the usual trails to Basilisk sector, then walk WNW horizontally along the base of the low cliffs about 525 feet / 160 meters, passing by the Immelman and Strategic Air Command sectors.
Classic Climbing Routes at Army Bunker
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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