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// Rock climbing · Colorado

Climbing at Castlewood Canyon SP

362 routes on 30 walls, 5.3–5.13c. In Colorado. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

See the Friction Score in the appThe grades
Routes
362
Walls
30
Grades
5.3–5.13c
Rock
Conglomerate
Style
Sport · Trad
Best season (estimated)
March–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.3 to 5.13c. Half are between 5.9 and 5.11a.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Walls face several ways: pick the sector for sun or shade at any hour.

North0 sectorsNortheast11 sectorsEast2 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth3 sectorsSouthwest10 sectorsWest2 sectorsNorthwest2 sectors

Estimated best season: March–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 30 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01The Grocery Store WallsNE · 67° · 5.4–5.12d46 routes
02Wendell SpireS · 159° · 5.4–5.13b30 routes
03Neanderthal WallNE · 56° · 5.5–5.12a26 routes
04South Canyon PointW · 248° · 5.6–5.11d22 routes
05Falls WallSW · 237° · 5.5–5.13c21 routes
06The DungeonNW · 316° · 5.6–5.12d19 routes
07Vulture WallsSW · 225° · 5.6–5.12b17 routes
08Morning Sun WallNE · 65° · 5.6–5.12a · boulders V0–V916 routes and boulders
09The ZoidsSW · 217° · 5.8–5.12b16 routes
10The PlaygroundSW · 221° · 5.8–5.12c15 routes
11C-SectionSW · 238° · 5.7–5.12a14 routes
12Realm of the Venusian Love GoddessNE · 32° · 5.7–5.11c14 routes
13Honeycomb SpireNE · 47° · 5.6–5.12a12 routes
14The Shakespearean Theatre & Revolution ButtressS · 168° · 5.8–5.12a12 routes
15The Gargoyle WallW · 254° · 5.9–5.12c10 routes
16The Juggernaut AreaSW · 220° · 5.9–5.12a · boulders V08 routes and boulders
17Project X WallSW · 228° · 5.9–5.12c8 routes
18The GrottoNE · 32° · 5.4–5.11c7 routes
19Sea World a.k.a. Hanson's WallSW · 228° · 5.11a–5.12b7 routes
20Allied WallNE · 56° · 5.3–5.11a5 routes
21Coat of Arms Corner and The Rat CracksS · 168° · 5.7–5.95 routes
22Five and Dime WallE · 90° · 5.8–5.11a5 routes
23Sherwood ForestNE · 30° · 5.10a–5.11a · boulders V15 routes and boulders
24The Terminal AreaNE · 32° · 5.4–5.11a5 routes
25Anvil TowerNW · 324° · 5.8–5.10b4 routes
26Cave WallNE · 60° · 5.6–5.11a4 routes
27Corporate View BlockSW · 229° · 5.4–5.5 · boulders V03 routes and boulders
28The Corporate WallsNE · 32° · 5.11a–5.11d3 routes
29Porky's WallE · 75° · 5.9–5.10a2 routes
30Buoux BlockSW · 233° · 5.12b1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

Bouldering problemsBerthoud/Buddha areaCorridor areaCreekside BouldersBuoux Block areaFalls AreaCentral City areaInner Canyon areaPunani Area/North CanyonFountainbleau AreaFive and Dime AreaMitchell Creek CanyonCastlewood Canyon SPCOLORADO · 137 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MIBoundaries © Natural Earth
// Nearby

Crags nearby

01Bouldering problemsV0–V5 · Sandstone · Bouldering0 mi · 20 boulders02Berthoud/Buddha areaV0–V9 · Conglomerate · Bouldering0 mi · 15 boulders03Corridor areaV1–V6 · Conglomerate · Bouldering0 mi · 4 boulders04Creekside BouldersV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering0 mi · 12 boulders05Buoux Block areaV1–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 mi · 5 boulders06Falls AreaV0–V1 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 mi · 10 boulders07Central City areaV0–V6 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 mi · 11 boulders08Inner Canyon areaV0–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 mi · 13 boulders
// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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