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| Post Oak Lake   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Oklahoma, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 34.71190°N / 98.7476°W Route Type: Bushwack/Scramble Time Required: Half a day Difficulty: Class 4
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| Page By: truchas Created/Edited: Mar 16, 2004 / Mar 16, 2004 Object ID: 160408 Hits: 1029 Loading... Page Score: 0% - 0 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Approach
Start at the southern entrance to the Charons Garden Wilderness.
See the route topo I attached in the Twin Rocks Canyon Route page.
Route Topo
Route Description
This route is by far the more diffucult route. You will do a ton of boulder scrambling and some serious bushwacking in the canyon. You will see some beautiful scenery that not many have seen, but it will test your patience.
Start at the Post Oak Lake damn, just down the road about 1/4 of a mile from the parking lot. There is parking at the dam.
Cross the dam and begin working your way up and over to a dry draw or gully of sorts. Follow this draw north and parallel to the lake. An east/west running creek will come in from your left. Traverse up and to the left and find a suitable place to cross. The closer to the lake you are, the harder the crossing will be because of the elevation loss. This creek will be in the bottom of the canyon you will be following.
Follow closely along the creek until you get to a box canyon (see picture). Traverse up and over this box canyon on the rocks above. Climb back down to the creek after you have passed this box canyon. The real fun begins now as you will have to bushwack through dense growth and large boulders along with some thorn bushes along the way. You will top out at a pass between a ridge that hides granite from a parking lot view and a small peak with hanging rocks on the summit.
Traverse around this ridge and to the right, gradually dropping down into an unnamed canyon that runs north/south. You will now be able to see Granite Mountain off to your left.
Follow this canyon close to where it ends and begin looking for some huge boulders (see picture) lying in a gully that leads to Granites Summit. Follow this gully to the summit.
Essential Gear
This is a very demanding bushwack with some 4th class scrambling required. Wear sturdy boots and some long pants. Do not attempt this route if wet. Protect yourself fom chiggers if you attempt this in the Spring. Winter is the recommended time to attempt this route.
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