Wildcat Complex Rock Climbing

Much of the base of Unaweep Canyon, along CO Hwy 141, is private property. However, there are a few places where public land meets the road giving access to some of the cliffs and the public land surrounding the canyon. One of these places is the northern border of the Uncompahgre National Forest that drops into the canyon just west of the Unaweep Divide. CO Hwy 141 crosses a small corner of this national forest, where there is a parking area and trailhead for the Wildcat #640 Trail. The Wildcat Trail leads to the top of the Uncompahgre Plateau and meets up with Thimble Point Road. It's a strenuous 6 mile out and back hike if you go all the way to the road, but from this trail, the cliffs of the Wildcat Climbing Area can be accessed.

The Wildcat Climbing Area consists of several granite outcrops that offer a variety of climbs in almost every range and style. At this point, we have focused on the northernmost block we are calling “Wildcat One”. We do have routes on several of the other blocks, but they are not ready to share yet (i.e. they are not safe to climb yet). Some others have also put up routes in this area, and these can be found on Mountain Project under an area named Music Mountain. There are currently 32 routes here ranging from 5.2-5.11, and while most of the routes are mixed lines, there are several pure trad lines and a couple of pure sport. Development at Wildcat One was done with kids and beginners in mind, but with that said there is still some potential for rockfall here, so small children should be kept back from the cliff, and helmets should be worn at all times.

This is a new area, and the routes here are still a little dirty. We did our best to clean them up and remove potential rockfall, but you may still come across a dirty/dusty ledge and/or some small rocks here and there. It should clean up well as more people climb here.