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The Castle Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Castle

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	Crujida de la Reina T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Crujida Fria T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Crujida Puta T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A1
	Upper South Ridge T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b

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Elevation:	9,615 ft
GPS:	35.21772, -106.45803 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Josh Smith on Mar 4, 2018
Admins:	Jason Halladay, Anthony Stout, LeeAB Brinckerhoff, Marta Reece, Drew Chojnowski Page Updates (admin only)

Description

The Castle is a prominent rib off of the ridge that separates the Chimney Canyon complex from Mummy Canyon. The smooth face with two prominent cracks is obvious from the La Luz trail.

Getting There

The Castle forms the right (west) side of the El Tecolote descent gully. Tecolote forms the far North end of Muralla Grande. Tips: Take the Muralla Grande trail down about four switchbacks. From the North point of the 4th switchback (35.21412, -106.45502), go another 100 feet and head straight down hill. Look for a ridge that has a field of small aspens on the left (south) side and pines on the right. The field/meadow comes to a rock point/platform with a view. Go straight down the rocky ridge until you are forced to the right side of the ridge--this really fun ridge scrambling so don't bail off the ridge until you need to (maybe 500 feet down). Stay close to the rocks on the right side of the ridge until you hit the saddle between Tecolote and the Castle. You should be able to see the Mummy formation to the north when you are walking down. Approach time to here is ~35 minutes from the car. The Castle is the obvious detached fin that forms the right side of the gully.