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572 Hits
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74.01% Score
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4 Votes
Page Type:
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Mountain/Rock |
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Lat/Lon:
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39.12113°N / 110.68902°W |
Activities:
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Trad Climbing, Sport Climbing, Toprope, Scrambling |
Season:
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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Elevation:
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5796 ft / 1767 m |
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Overview
Just up-canyon from Point Judith-- it is literally the next crag up-canyon and like a minute away on foot-- the Jolly Green Giant is a Buckhorn Wash crag with 4 established climbing routes on it. Two are sport and two are trad, and one is a 2-pitch route with a walkoff.
The crag is only about 50' away from where you park, and depending on the route you choose, the approaches are hikes of a few seconds to maybe a minute on level ground.
Getting There
Park at a pullout approximately 0.25 mi south of the Buckhorn Wash Pictograph Panel. It's on the north side of the road, and there's a nice campsite there with a fire ring and a picnic table.
There are several ways to approach from the north, and you'll have to map those options for yourself. From the south, the best way is to exit I-70 at Exit 131 and follow the frontage road east until it bends north and becomes a dirt road.
Except in wet conditions, this road is passable to most vehicles.
Routes
There are 4 established routes, going by the Mountain Project page, though the page suggests that there are undocumented routes.
- I'm Rick James, Bitch-- Sport, 5.11+
- Unnamed LF Dihedral-- Trad, 5.10+
- Boat Nectar-- Trad, 5.6, 2 Pitches
- Phat Fatty-- Sport, 5.6. This one is mere steps from the parking site. It looked fun, but there was a party on it and we didn't feel like waiting.
All routes have bolted anchors.
Red Tape
None-- leave no trace
When to Climb
The crag faces south, making it a good choice in spring, fall, some winter days, and early summer mornings.
Camping
Aside from the sweet campsite at the base of the crag, there are disoersed sites all over the place, and there is a developed campground a few miles south at the San Rafael Bridge area.
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