Cove Wash Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 2,937 ft | 895 m |
GPS: |
37.11806, -113.66312 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Page Views: | 23,823 total · 289/month | |
Shared By: | edward pinskey on Mar 2, 2018 · Updates | |
Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
Access Issue: PRECIPITATION AND WET ROCK
Details
The sandstone here is easily damaged when wet. Please allow at least 24-48 hours before climbing after any precipitation. If the ground is at all damp, please do not climb on any local sandstone. Consider nearby options on basalt, limestone, granite, or plastic instead.
Description
A fun cragging area with most walls being in a tight canyon. Cove Wash is sandstone much like the Green Valley Gap, its mostly great rock and has a variety of grades. The routes are short but you can get a bunch of routes done in a day. Because of the fact that you are in a canyon shade or sun can be found making this a year round crag. As of now there are four areas that have climbing all withing the canyon and around 14 routes and growing. There was a few TR anchors found on three routes and a small amount of chalk on some of the boulders, so im guessing that people have been climbing in here for some time. Locals do love shooting out here and dumping their garbage, so trash clean up has been an ongoing project here. A few of us have cleaned up many trash bags of busted clay pigeons and shotgun shells ect ect.. If you feel like it bring a bag with you and help a bit, I hope that the presents of climbers here will help to clean up this area.
Getting There
Turn onto Gates lane in Santa Clara (right if coming from Ivins or left from Saint George). Drive to the end of the paved road and continue up the gravel hill. Continue past the cove wash trail head sign, do not take the hairpin right turn at it. Immediately after passing the turn stay left at the split. Here the road turns to rough 2WD but is passable in a low clearance car if you straddle the ruts. At the second fork stay left again. There are then two clearings with fire pits, drive a bit past the first one and park at the second. Park here and walk 50 yards down the road and up the wash.
Classic Climbing Routes at Cove Wash
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