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The 26th Letter
5.8,
Trad, 40 ft (12 m),
Avg: 1.4 from 9
votes
FA: Noel Childs and Chip Wilson,1985
Colorado
> S Platte
> Cathedral Spire…
> Sunshine Wall
Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closure
Details
2023 info:
jeffco.us/1531/Alerts-Closures The Cathedral Spires area, including Block Tower, Cynical Pinnacle, Snake Buttress, the Dome, Hall of Mirrors, Sunshine Wall, and Poe Buttress, are closed annually starting March 1 for raptor nesting. After careful monitoring of nest sites, Jefferson County Open Space opens certain areas of Cathedral Spires and maintain spot closures for active nests through July 31st. Check back periodically during times of closure for updates:
jeffco.us/open-space/parks/… Note, JeffCo Open Space has notified us that access to The Bishop and Poop Point (along with all the Cathedral Spires Area) currently goes across JeffCo OS land. Despite information in some guidebooks (published or soon-to-be-published), the entire Cathedral Spires area is subject raptor nesting closures. Please be aware of the hefty fines associated with failure to observe these regulations.
Description
This route is a good warm up climb for the area. The crux of the climb comes about halfway up. Above the crux the climbing gets slightly easier before it gets really easy and you reach a belay tree.
Location
Protection
Standard rack up to a #2 Camalot. Anchor off a slender tree.
[Hide Photo] Midway at about the crux. Photo: Kevin Presley.