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Enchanted Mesa - Silent Destiny
5.9 YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA HVS 5a British PG13
Avg: 1.5 from 4
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| Type: | Trad, 200 ft (61 m), 2 pitches, Grade II |
| GPS: | 38.39089, -109.53437 |
| FA: | Mike Baker |
| Page Views: | 2,287 total · 13/month |
| Shared By: | Bill Duncan on Jun 3, 2011 |
| Admins: | slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher |
Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas.
Details
RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring. Indian Creek Raptor Closure walls include: Echos, The Wall, Far Side, Original Meat, Tenderloins, Second Meat, First Meat, Selfish, Six Star, Cliffs of Insanity, Public Service Wall, Disappointment Cliffs, Fin Wall, Broken Tooth, Cat Wall, Slug Wall, Reservoir Wall, Critic’s Choice.
Description
P1: Climb a few face moves to the crack in the right-facing dihedral. A couple of moves up dual cracks (5.8) leads to the dihedral proper, and some nice hand jams (5.9), followed by some liebacking or jamming to a nice rest. Next climb steep offwidth with the help of huecos on the left. The final few moves are jams or liebacking to the top of the pitch (5.8+). Two good bolts for the belay/rap station. A pleasant 100'.
Scramble up to the large ledge.
P2: Climb the obvious and smooth gully. 5.2 PG-13, 100'.
There is a summit register, but the ballpoint pen has all but turned to dust in the 15 years since the FA. Bring a pencil if you think about it and care about such things.
Descent: Downclimb or rappel the gully to the top of pitch 1. A single 200' rope gets you down from there.
Location
South of Moab, there are 2 or 3 approaches, but the simplest that doesn't involve backtracking or fixing lines for 400' is this one:
Turn off of 191 on to the Needles Overlook road. After a number of miles, you come to an intersection, and the Needles Overlook road goes left, and the Anticline Overlook road goes straight (or rightish). Take the Anticline road a very short distance, then turn right on Hatch Point Road (co rd 106), a graded 2WD road. Reset your odometer at this turn on to Hatch Point rd. Drive 2.5 miles and turn left. There is a fork immediately ahead, turn right and cross a cattle guard. Reset your odometer at the cattle guard. A sign with a white arrow says Rd 36. Pass a gas well at 1 mile.
Disclaimer: there is obvious oil and gas drilling activity in this area. Plenty of survey stakes are currently visible (6/2011) so the following roads and/or landmarks may change.
A short hill is descended at mile 1.6 high clearance is handy. At mile 3.4 you will see a faint 2-track road going right. There is a sign that says "Canyon Riders Trail 36". Turn here and you will encounter some high-clearance-only terrain very shortly. At mile 3.8, veer right again on rd 36A (see picture below). You reach the rim at mile 4.7.
Hike NNE for about 1,000 ft/307 m to an overlook of Enchanted Mesa. The approach/descent to the base is to your right, about 2/3 of the way to the end of the peninsula. There may be a couple of cairns marking the descent point.
The route is on the NW end of the formation (the left end as viewed from above).
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