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HKL West Bouldering

Climbing Area Map

Areas in HKL West

Cliff Mountain Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 41 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 41

Devil's Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Keelowkee Lake 0 / 0 / 0 / 221 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 221

Elevation:	3,242 ft
GPS:	36.919, -82.627 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Aaron Parlier on Sep 10, 2019
Admins:	Aaron Parlier, Shawn Heath Page Updates (admin only)

Description

Awesome boulders and wonderful route potential await those who are willing to explore. Cliff Mountain Boulders are an incredible roadside playground that offers excellent low, medium, and a few highball blocks.

Getting There

You have several options for access to HKL East:

To access Cliff Mountain and much of HKL East you will look to travel Hwy 23 (Orby Cantrell Hwy).
To access the southeastern rim of HKL you can follow 653 and Rye Cove Memorial between Duffield and Fort Blackmore.
You can also travel over the High Knob Road to reach a spider web of forest service roads to gain access to the back country of the HKL.

276 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at HKL West

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

V0 4 3 ● Bacon Crack Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Left Blasters > Bacon Boulder
V1 5 3 ● Ricochet Slab Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Left Blasters > Ricochet Boulder
V2 5+ 3 ● Perfect Day Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Right Blasters > Lost World Boulder
V2 5+ 4 ● Witt Arete Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Right Blasters > Horrendo Boulder
V2 5+ 3 ● Close Call Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Left Blasters > Far Cry Boulder
V2-3 5+ 3 ● Map & Compass Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Right Blasters > Lost World Boulder
V3 6A 4 ● Dragons Den Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Right Blasters > Lost World Boulder
V3 6A 3 ● Far Cry Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Left Blasters > Far Cry Boulder
V6 7A 4 ● Houdini Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Left Blasters > Houdini Boulder
V7 7A+ 3 ● Ricochet Roof Boulder Keelowkee Lake > … > Left Blasters > Ricochet Boulder