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Boxcar Boulder Climbing

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	Big Ol' Flake V0 4
	Blocks Sit V5 6C
	Boxcar Pinch V8 7B
	Crescent Moon V7-8 7B
	Crimps V4+ 6B+
	Fly Horse V3 6A
	Horsefly V9 7C
	Horsefly Sit V10 7C+
	Juggy Corner V0 4
	Juggy Corner Traverse V0+ 4+
	Unnamed V4 6B
	Unnamed V2 5+

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Elevation:	8,400 ft	2,560 m
GPS:	40.2137, -105.55086 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Closures Details

Seasonal closures Feb. 15-July 31. Per the Denver Post:, the Cathedral Wall and all areas above the Loch Vale-Sky Pond Trail are closed to off-trail travel! Per this RMNP website, "Initial closures now occur in Feb. 15 and April, when raptors return to the region and scout for nesting sites. Areas containing general habitat preferred by raptors are closed during this time. Once raptors have selected nesting spots, the initial closures are lifted or adjusted. The specific areas which raptors choose for nesting sites are closed."

For additional information about raptor closures, please visit the Rocky Mountain National Parks area closures website.

General NPS climbing regulations for RMNP posted here.

Description

This big boulder is right next to the winter parking lot about 1.5 miles in from the Wild Basin gate. This huge boulder has tons of problems from V0 to way harder than I can climb.

Getting There

To get to the Boxcar Boulder, park at the winter parking lot. This is on the dirt road 1.5 miles in from the gate. You'll recognize it as it is the only parking area with parking on both sides of the road. If you have reached the bridge over the creek, you went 30 seconds to far. At the end of the lot closest to the entrance station is a green metal gate with a few no parking signs. Walk up this road about 1 minute, and you'll see the boulder off to your left.

Do not walk up the road that says "Private Residence" where you can see a few houses. This is the wrong entrance. Head back toward the parking lot, it is the other end of the lot.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Boxcar Boulder

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V0 4 14 ● Juggy Corner Boulder
V0 4 15 ● Big Ol' Flake Boulder
V0+ 4+ 4 ● Juggy Corner Traverse Boulder
V2 5+ 12 ● Unnamed Boulder
V3 6A 26 ● Fly Horse Boulder
V4 6B 15 ● Unnamed Boulder
V5 6C 43 ● Blocks Sit Boulder
V7-8 7B 13 ● Crescent Moon Boulder
V8 7B 8 ● Boxcar Pinch Boulder
V9 7C 5 ● Horsefly Boulder