Owl Cove Area Rock Climbing
Elevation: | 4,303 ft |
GPS: |
42.67307, -113.00128 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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Shared By: | Mike Engle on Dec 9, 2015 |
Admins: | Eric Bluemn, Mike Engle |
Access Issue: Use BLM route to access Massacre, see driving directions on the main page below. DO NOT TRESPASS ON PRIVATE 'SHORT CUT' FARM ROADS!! The land owners are asking climbers be respectful and not trespass on their private property.
Details
The land owners are monitoring their farm roads and are asking climbers not to trespass and if they catch you, they will ask you to turn around. There is concern about liability, near misses at high speeds on the farm roads, and disruption of hunting on the cedar mound on their property. When using the BLM access route, there is a short section of private land between two metal gates that is also being monitored by the land owner for trespassing. Fortunately, there is an option to avoid this stretch. Adjacent to the private metal gate, there is a new public metal gate separating BLM land from Idaho State public land. Go through the right hand gate (close it behind you) and follow a newly cut road until you can join the regular 2 track road.
Description
This is the major alcove just across the Snake River from Massacre Rocks State Park entrance. The Owl Cove is visible from Interstate 86.
There are 6 major walls in the Owl Cove Area with excellent climbing and excellent rock. The Owl Cove is very protected and offers the option to chase the shade or sun for all day climbing. Great destination and worth the 30 min hike from the west rim.
There are 6 major walls in the Owl Cove Area with excellent climbing and excellent rock. The Owl Cove is very protected and offers the option to chase the shade or sun for all day climbing. Great destination and worth the 30 min hike from the west rim.
Getting There
If you have a canoe, River Access is certainly the most fun and perhaps the shortest approach. Park just past the fee station at the entrance to Massacre Rocks. Portage your canoe along a faint trail to the river. Canoe across the Snake River. The put out is right below the entrance to the Owl Cove Area.
Alternatively, it is a pleasant and relatively flat hike from the west rim parking. Shortest access is from "P3" parking on the west rim, (30 mins). See the Beta Picture: Owl Cove Access Map mountainproject.com/v/11143….
Alternatively, it is a pleasant and relatively flat hike from the west rim parking. Shortest access is from "P3" parking on the west rim, (30 mins). See the Beta Picture: Owl Cove Access Map mountainproject.com/v/11143….
Classic Climbing Routes at Owl Cove Area
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