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Campus If You Know What's Good For You Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Obelisk Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

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Elevation:	6,449 ft	1,966 m
GPS:	39.33698, -104.748 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Historical seasonal raptor closures with 2023 updates Details

Per Castlewood Canyon: there is a new closure for nesting raptors this year: Five and Dime will be closed March 1st through July 31st. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me, Rachel Chaffee (Park Ranger) at dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.us or by phone at 303-688-5242.

Per Garrett Garner-Wells:

the current raptor closures, announced by CPW and reported on Denver7:

The following climbing route closures are currently in place:

- Morning Sun Wall is closed March 1-July 31.
- Porky’s Wall is closed March 1 - July 31.
- Vultures Wall is closed March 1-July 31. (per Rachel, CCSP Ranger, dnr_castlewood.canyon@state.co.use or 303-688-5242)
- Shakespearean Theater is closed March 1-May 31.
- Mind Meld is closed March 1-May 31.

As of 2020:

There is a very new and active nest of owls midway up the cliff at the north end of the Neanderthal Wall between Cro-Mag and Up The Red. There is no active nest around the south end of Neanderthal Wall.

As of June, 2017:

The 3 toprope routes at the far south end of Neanderthal Wall (far north end of Allied Wall) have a nesting pair of Snowy Owls. Please stay off these routes until further notice. The park has been notified and hopefully some signage will be put up. The route Rock Rat is included.

As of March 7, 2012:

Shakespearean Theater - restricted March, April, May.
Mind Meld - restricted March, April, May.
Porky's Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, through July 31.
Vulture Wall - restricted March, April, May.
Morning Sun Wall - restricted March, April, May, June, July.

Description

These are a cluster of boulders located right next to the inner canyon trail on the creekside. There's a tall boulder right in the center with some nice face climbing on it and a wider, overhung boulder with some short overhanging problems. These boulders are surprisingly good quality conglomerate rock, and they get sun most of the day. They're also right on the waterline! So you can bring a couple of pads, a few beers, and maybe some swim trunks.

Getting There

Follow the main trail into the canyon from parking, and walk west along the inner canyon trail. Just before passing under the powerlines, cut left onto a sandy creekront trail. This will be a large cluster of boulders with the center boulder (The Obelisk Boulder) being the tallest creekfront boulder for at least 100 feet in either direction.