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5 - South Stone Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in 5 - South Stone Area

Bikini Area 4 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Little South Stone Wall 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Lover's Rock 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Old South Stone 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Polish Hill 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

South Stone Wall 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	2,645 ft	806 m
GPS:	48.77663, -115.29949 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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…

Description

South Stone Area is a large grouping of south- and west-facing crags about a mile south of the main area (Hold Up Bluffs, etc.) above Highway 37. Crags here include: Old South Stone, South Stone, Little South Stone, New South Stone, Polish Hill, Upper South Stone, Lover's Rock, Sloggers Wall, Sloggers Dream Dihedrals, Bikini Area, and Pretty Face with 80+ routes. Get the Stone Hill guide at Rocky Mountain Outfitters in Kalispell to get more beta on these walls and routes.

This area is not within the seasonal falcon closure.

Getting There

Drive about one mile south of the main area/Hold Up Bluffs and you will see the walls on your left (east) above the road. Just south of Old South Stone (the prominent west-facing wall easily seen from the road), about 100 yards past an obvious dirt pullout and 50 ft. north of a guardrail on the east side of the highway, you will see the obvious trailhead sign. Follow well-dug trails and some signage to most of the walls.

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Classic Climbing Routes at 5 - South Stone Area

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Be The Rock Trad, TR Bikini Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 4 ● Dino Mite Trad Bikini Area
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 4 ● JUGS, A Go-Go Sport, TR Bikini Area
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 4 ● It's Hollow Man Sport, TR Bikini Area