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North Castle Tower Rock Climbing

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Elevation:	4,979 ft	1,518 m
GPS:	34.7921, -111.77436 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

The blocky northern neighbor of Castle Rock has a cubic shape and a flat top. The summit can be scrambled via the northeast and northwest gullies (3rd class).

Getting There

Just north of the Village of Oak Creek, park at the Bell Rock Trailhead parking lot then, looking both ways, cross Hwy-179 and head west on the Templeton Trail. After about ten minutes, the trail makes a U-turn to head back east. (Coordinates here are approximately 34.792587, -111.769852). Look for an unsigned (but still well defined) trail that continues westward, ascending to the saddle between Castle Rock and North Castle Tower.

The approach hike will take less than 30 minutes and follows a well established hiking trail the whole way up. Upon reaching the saddle, you will find decent little trails connecting the different ledge systems on each formation.

Note that you can also park directly under the formation on the side of Red Butte Road near the Red Agave Resort, thus shortening the approach to 15 minutes but introducing potential controversy with residents. We ask that you please use the standard Bell Rock trailhead approach for the sake of keeping these amazing chunks of sandstone accessible to climbers. After all, 30 minutes is still pretty damn good for access to Coconino sandstone.