Big Cottonwood Canyon
Climbing Sections:
- Aquaduct (5)
- Autumnal Wall (3)
- Beachball Wall (12)
- Beer Belly Buttress (3)
- Broad's fork (5)
- Bumblebee Wall (4)
- Challenge Buttress (18)
- Cheeze Block Rock (5)
- Choss Garden (3)
- Damned Wall (6)
- Dark Star Gully (3)
- Dead Snag Arete (4)
- Dogwood Crag (11)
- Glass Ocean (4)
- Gully of Higher Education (2)
- HALF MOON ROCK (3)
- JHCOB Wall (7)
- Lapidary rock (0)
- Mad Calf Disease (0)
- Margin for Air Wall (1)
- Millstone (4)
- Molar (3)
- Mule Hollow Wall (7)
- Narcolepsy Wall (8)
- Penitentiary Wall (7)
- Psychbabble Wall (3)
- S-curve area (24)
- Shady Lane (3)
- Speed Trap (2)
- Storm Mountain Picnic Area (15)
- Strone Crag (1)
- Sundial Peak (5)
- The Ambush (6)
- The black gate (1)
- The Highlander (1)
- The Kiel (north) (0)
- The Kiel(north) (0)
- The Pile (5)
- The Salt Lake Slips (12)
- Tidel Wave Wall (0)
- Ungulate Wall (0)
- Up against the other wall (0)
- Up against the wall area (5)
- Up against the wall bouldering (0)
About Big Cottonwood Canyon:
| Super hard quartzite,set in a v-shaped canyon with a perrenial stream in its bottom,yes there are some trout to be had as well!The climbs range from hardman to E-Z,most are single pitch with a few that are longer. Route development is still a possibility but are getting further from the road. Bring plenty of bits if that is your intent as the rock is as hard as a politicians head! |
| Nearest town or city: | Salt Lake City |
| Directions: | Get to S.L.C., and follow signs posted on all freeways to Brighton and Solitudes ski resorts, the climbs begin as soon as you enter the canyon! |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 40.61930, -111.78900 |
| Access Issues: | |
| Camping: | Pay |
| When to Climb: | |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Year |
| Books: | The most recent guide to BC is Stuart and Bret Ruckmans' Rock Climbing/Utah's Wasatch Range -or- |
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Forum Discussions (9)
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New Routes at Aguaworld? | riddler | 0 | Apr 10, 8:32 AM |
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winter climbing in Big Cottonwood Canyon | smellyhairy | 2 | Sep 16, 4:36 PM |
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Hollow Man 5.9 at Challenge buttress? | mattjbudd | 2 | Aug 07, 11:03 PM |
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Looking for people to climb with.....After 5pm.. | robertswetbird | 5 | Aug 06, 3:11 PM |
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Large Buttress at Storm Mountain Area | stroker | 0 | Apr 03, 2:35 PM |
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Utah climbing partner needed 10/30 to 11/1 | jbell2355 | 10 | Oct 28, 9:35 AM |
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Challange Buttress Mystery Route??? | jelli | 2 | Apr 10, 8:25 AM |
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Salt Slips Tyrolian | halcyon | 13 | May 25, 7:52 AM |
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Route Beta | benjo | 0 | Oct 24, 3:25 PM |
