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10 Mile Canyon Climbing
Areas in 10 Mile Canyon
10 Mile Tower
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Brick Wall/Alcoves
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Cache Wall, The
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Desperation Wall
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Diamond /Officer's Wall Massif, The
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Dome, The
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Halfway Rock
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Mount Royal (near Frisco)
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Officer's Gulch West
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Shire, The
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Smile Wall
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Spider Boulder
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Sunshine Buttress (aka Wichita Wall)
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Sunshine, Ding Dong Dome Bouldering
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Teeter Top
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Wheeler Lakes
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White Cliff
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| Elevation: | 9,200 ft |
| GPS: |
39.5559, -106.13165 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
| Page Views: | 429,199 total · 2,778/month |
| Shared By: | Drew Spaulding on Jul 5, 2010 |
| Admins: | Joey Chicharrones, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
10 Mile Canyon is the stretch of road on I-70 between Frisco and Copper Mountain. There are several crags on this 5 mile section of I-70. The rock is is a mixture of alpine gneiss and granite with varying degrees of quality. Much cleaning is needed to establish new routes in this area.
Click here for an archived guide to the area.
Click here for an archived guide to the area.
Classic Climbing Routes at 10 Mile Canyon
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
| Route Name | Location | Star Rating | Difficulty | Date |
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| ● Easy Redhead | White Cliff |
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport | |
| ● Dirty Blonde | White Cliff |
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5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c Sport 2 pitches | |
| ● Face-it | Officer's Gulch West |
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
| ● Zebra | White Cliff |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
| ● Ain't Misbehavin' | White Cliff |
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5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport | |
| ● Wild Geese In the West | White Cliff |
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5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c Sport | |
| ● Royal Flush | Mt Royal (near Frisco) |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 8 pitches | |
| ● Hard Monkey | White Cliff |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
| ● Parallel Universe | White Cliff |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
| ● Funky Gunky | White Cliff |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
| ● Dirty Downs | Officer's Gulch West |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
| ● Simul I | Officer's Gulch West |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport | |
| ● Aces High | Mt Royal (near Frisco) |
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5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
| ● Corner Route | Officer's Gulch West |
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5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport | |
| ● Trinity | Officer's Gulch West |
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5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport |
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Summit Climbing Guide 4th ed
Rick Karden 2017
A comprehensive guide to climbing areas in and around Summit County, CO. Covers many areas both m…
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