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Peck Gulch - Below the Road Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Peck Gulch - Below the Road

Lower North Wall 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Lower South Wall 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

South Peck Gulch (Beyonce Wall) 1 / 4 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

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Elevation:	2,602 ft	793 m
GPS:	48.73408, -115.30654 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Jason Mills on Apr 17, 2022
Admins:	GRK, Zach Wahrer Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: 2024 Seasonal Raptor Closure Details

A limited number of crags on the west side of Lake Koocanusa are closed through August 31, 2024 to protect Peregrine Falcon habitat. These include:

- Pit Stop
- the Ruins
- Hidden Buttresss
- Great White
- Dawn Walls
- Don Juan
- Sunburst
- Naked Cliff
- Dihedral Wall
- Science Lab

All other crags are unaffected by the closure, which you can find here: fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DO…

Descriptionroute

South- and west-facing walls below the highway.

2022 updates

In 2020 the Northwest Montana Climbers Coalition replaced almost all of the anchors at Peck Gulch and rerouted the trail to the walls. Ignore the directions in the Hawk guide; approaching these crags from the highway above is terrible! In 2022, the homemade hangers on 1/4-in. bolts on Zeus, Medusa, and Minotaur were replaced with ASCA-donated 1/2-in. stainless bolts by the NWMTCC.

Getting There

Ignore the directions to these walls in the Hawk guide! The trail has been rerouted!

Drive approx. 7.5 miles south of the Lake Koocanusa bridge to the turn-off for the Peck Gulch campground (signed). Drive down the campground driveway and park near the pit toilets. Walk down the paved boat launch heading north and you will find a cairn in the talus to the right of the launch almost in the water (when the lake is at full-pool). Follow a vague trail through the talus for about 100 ft. to a trail sign and follow a good trail through the woods to the crags, about a 10-minute approach to the first crag.

When the reservoir is at its lowest level in the spring it's possible to drive in the lake bed and park almost directly below the crags and schwack up to the trail from there.