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Rock climbing in Minnesota

The 105 climbing areas Cordada has in Minnesota, with 1,860 routes. For each one: its grades (YDS and V-scale), which way the walls face and the best season.

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Areas

105

Routes

1,860

With a page

105

Half the routes

5.8–5.11a

// The map

Where they are

Boundaries © Natural Earth

// The grades

Grades in Minnesota

Routes by grade

From 5.0 to 5.14a. Half are between 5.8 and 5.11a.

114

79

108

162

216

138

88

30

3

Boulders by grade

From V0 to V12. Half are between V1 and V4.

80

114

96

82

67

45

30

28

14

9

8

4

1

// The crags

Areas by size

GRADES · ROCK · ROUTES

01Duluth BoulderingV0–V11 · Gabbro · Bouldering133 boulders 02Interstate State Park BoulderingV0–V12 · Volcanic · Bouldering86 boulders 03Palisade Head5.7–5.13b · Rhyolite · Trad80 routes 04Prairie Walls Area5.4–5.12a · Sandstone · Top rope · Trad68 routes 05North Quarry Area5.5–5.12c · boulders V0–V9 · Sandstone · Top rope · Trad68 routes and boulders 06Picnic RockV0–V11 · Volcanic · Bouldering63 boulders 07Little Foxx CanyonV0–V9 · routes 5.4–5.11c · Bouldering · Trad61 routes and boulders 08Ely's Peak BoulderingV0–V7 · Basalt · Bouldering48 boulders 09South Quarry Area5.4–5.11d · Sandstone · Top rope · Trad47 routes 10Robinson Park5.5–5.13b · Sandstone · Sport45 routes 11Winter Wall5.7–5.14a · Sandstone · Sport42 routes 12Bur Oak TrailV0+–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering41 boulders 13Winona, Sugar Loaf5.3–5.11a · Dolomite · Sport37 routes 14Sandstone BoulderingV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering37 boulders 15Secret Lake and Warmup wall5.7–5.13d · Granodiorite · Sport37 routes 16South Little FoxxV0–V6 · Bouldering34 boulders 17M&M Hill - Crane Lake5.7–5.12c · Granite · Sport31 routes 18New Vice Area5.4–5.12b · Sandstone · Sport31 routes 19Teacher's OverlookV0–V10 · Sandstone · Bouldering29 boulders 20Mini Fortress Area5.1–5.11d · Sandstone · Top rope · Trad29 routes 21Louisville Swamp Boulder (S/W Twin Cities Metro, near Shakopee)V0–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering28 boulders 22Duluth Rock Climbs5.3–5.12c · Gabbro · Top rope27 routes 23Bouldering @ Blue MoundsV0–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering27 boulders 24Annadonia Area5.7–5.12d · Sandstone · Sport26 routes 25Carlton Peak5.3–5.12a · Volcanic · Top rope26 routes 26Ely's Peak5.0–5.12a · Basalt · Trad · Top rope25 routes 27Jeff's World (Proper)5.9–5.14a · Conglomerate · Sport25 routes 28Kung Fu BouldersV0–V6 · Gneiss · Bouldering24 boulders 29North Quarry TalusV0–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering22 boulders 30Shovel Point5.5–5.12a · Volcanic · Top rope · Trad22 routes 31Large Roof Area5.8–5.12c · Sandstone · Sport19 routes 32Section 135.6–5.11a · Top rope · Trad18 routes 33Mini FortressV1–V8 · Sandstone · Bouldering18 boulders 34Cyclops Area5.8–5.12b · Sandstone · Sport17 routes 35Rasmussen Woods BouldersV0–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering17 boulders 36Gunflint TrailV0+–V4 · routes 5.8–5.10a · Volcanic · Bouldering · Top rope16 routes and boulders 37Canidae Cliff (Hammond)5.1–5.12a · Sandstone · Top rope · Sport16 routes 38Minnesota Strip5.5–5.13a · Volcanic · Trad16 routes 39Mystical Mountain Zone5.5–5.11c · Trad15 routes 40Skink BouldersV1–V8 · Granite · Bouldering15 boulders 41Quarry Park (St. Cloud)5.3–5.11c · boulders V1 · Granite · Sport15 routes and boulders 42Robinson Park BoulderingV0–V7 · Sandstone · Bouldering15 boulders 43SanctuaryV0–V7 · Bouldering14 boulders 44Piedmont roadside bouldersV0–V5 · Gabbro · Bouldering13 boulders 45Perfect Crimb Area5.6–5.12d · Sandstone · Sport13 routes 46Pot Holes Area5.9–5.13a · boulders V2–V7 · Volcanic · Trad · Bouldering13 routes and boulders 47Postpartum WallV0–V6 · routes 5.6 · Bouldering13 routes and boulders 48Silver Creek Tunnel Rock5.5–5.10d · Gabbro · Trad · Sport12 routes 49Magney-Snively nature centerV0–V7 · Basalt · Bouldering11 boulders 50The HubersV0–V5 · Bouldering11 boulders 51Receding Ramparts Area5.3–5.10c · Sandstone · Trad10 routes 52Swamp Wall5.8–5.13a · Granodiorite · Sport10 routes 53Keyhole Area5.6–5.11a · Volcanic · Trad10 routes 54The East End5.7–5.11a · boulders V6 · Sandstone · Sport9 routes and boulders 55Tourist Rocks5.4–5.10c · Volcanic · Trad9 routes 56The Pit5.0–5.9 · Volcanic · Trad · Top rope9 routes 57Porcupine CragV1–V5 · Bouldering9 boulders 58Free Standing Creek BouldersV3–V9 · Bouldering8 boulders 59Duluth Heights (Arlington Soccer Fields)V0–V0+ · Bouldering8 boulders 60Silver Bay, Eleanor Road Side Crag5.6–5.10a · boulders V3 · Gabbro · Trad8 routes and boulders 61Delicate Dihedral5.4–5.9 · Volcanic · Trad7 routes 62Dead Leaves Boulder.V2–V8 · Gneiss · Bouldering7 boulders 63Carlton PeakV0–V5 · Volcanic · Bouldering7 boulders 6426th St. BouldersV0+–V2 · Gabbro · Bouldering7 boulders 65Government Bay5.7–5.12c · Schist · Sport7 routes 66Lincoln ParkV0 · Bouldering6 boulders 67South Quarry AreaV0+–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering6 boulders 68Boulder Area 6V1–V4 · Sandstone · Bouldering6 boulders 69Underbelly BoulderV2–V6 · Bouldering6 boulders 70Vicksburg County ParkV1–V5 · Gneiss · Bouldering6 boulders 71The Hastings PitV0–V1 · Dolomite · Bouldering6 boulders 72Sawmill Creek Dome5.8–5.11c · Basalt · Trad6 routes 73Angle Rock5.7–5.11d · Volcanic · Trad · Top rope6 routes 74Memorial Park (Red Wing)5.5–5.10a · Dolomite · Sport · Top rope6 routes 75Kanaranzi BouldersV1–V3 · Sandstone · Bouldering5 boulders 76Spirit Mountain bouldersV0–V4 · Gabbro · Bouldering5 boulders 77Crane Lake Wall5.9–5.12c · boulders V4–V6 · Schist · Trad · Bouldering5 routes and boulders 78Judson Bottom RoadV2–V3 · Sandstone · Bouldering5 boulders 79Emerald Wall5.9–5.11a · Schist · Top rope · Trad4 routes 80BC's Wilderness Challenge (BWCAW)5.7–5.10b · Granodiorite · Top rope · Trad4 routes 81Second Overlook5.7–5.10a · Volcanic · Top rope4 routes 82Lake QuarryV0–V3 · Gneiss · Bouldering4 boulders 83The Lake BoulderV6 · Granite · Bouldering3 boulders 84Mooselandia5.9–5.13d · Granodiorite · Sport3 routes 85Reach Around BouldersVolcanic3 routes 86Browns Bay5.10a–5.12a · Granite · Top rope · Trad3 routes 87Sheep Bones AreaV1–V2 · Granite · Bouldering3 boulders 88Burntside Lake ClimbingV1–V4 · Volcanic · Bouldering3 boulders 89Crane Lake DWSV2–V3 · Granite · Bouldering3 boulders 90Double X BoulderV3–V6 · Bouldering2 boulders 91BouldersSchist2 routes 92Minneopa State Park BoulderingV1–V3 · Sandstone · Bouldering2 boulders 93Laurentian Divide Climbing Area5.9 · Gneiss · Top rope2 routes 94The Road Side BoulderV6 · Volcanic · Bouldering2 boulders 95Boat Launch Boulder5.7–5.8 · Volcanic · Trad2 routes 96Grandma' cabin, little vermillion lake5.8–5.10c · Granite · Trad2 routes 97North Quarry AreaV1–V2 · Sandstone · Bouldering2 boulders 98Lutsen Resort BoulderingV0 · Basalt · Bouldering2 boulders 99Split BoulderV1–V4 · Basalt · Bouldering2 boulders 100Upper Boat Dock Area5.9–5.11a · Volcanic · Trad2 routes 101Devils Chair Area5.5–5.9 · Volcanic · Trad2 routes 102Stillwater Ice (Stillwater)V3 · Sandstone · Bouldering1 boulder 103Mound Creek Trail Outcrop5.7 · Limestone · Top rope1 route 104Ropes5.9 · Schist · Top rope1 route 105Sunset Boulders5.10a · Granite · Trad1 route

// 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.