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Council Rocks Rock Climbing

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Areas in Council Rocks

Brow, The 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Explorer Point 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Fist Pinnacle, The 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Lost Arrowhead Spire. 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

NOLS Wall 5 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

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Elevation:	4,869 ft	1,484 m
GPS:	31.90785, -110.03896 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: This is a historical site Details

There is limited access to this area because of its historical importance. There is no camping, overnight parking or fires allowed in this area. Please respect all pictographs (no touching, taking, or creating new ones) and Metates. Leave everything as you found it.

Description

Above the parking area is a granite shelf where a collection of house sized boulders have come together. In and around the boulders are many pictographs and metates and even more in the surrounding area. Please be very respectful of this place! There are climbs on the hill behind Council Rocks and in the canyon straight back there is some single pitch trad stuff that can be found in a guidebook.

Getting There

this area is found down the road right before the Warpath dome parking spot on top of the little hill. However, this access point is sensitive and I get the feeling that we are supposed to use the new access point/trailhead back down the road, by turning on the road right before the cattle guard. This road is rough. Google maps also has this access point marked as the “NOLS” area

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Classic Climbing Routes at Council Rocks

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 4 ● Good Enough For Government Trad, TR NOLS Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 7 ● Explorer Point Trad 4 pitches Explorer Point
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 8 ● Zonked Trad NOLS Wall
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 8 ● Unknown Left Twin Crack Trad 2 pitches NOLS Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 5 ● Steel Unknown Trad NOLS Wall