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Areas in 10 Mile Canyon
*10 Mile Bouldering
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10 Mile Tower
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Brick Wall/Alcoves
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Cache Wall, 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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Perch Wall
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Shire, The
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Smile Wall
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Sunshine Buttress (aka Wichita Wall)
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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 | 2,804 m |
| GPS: |
39.5559, -106.13165 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 432,452 total · 2,443/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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| ● Frisco Buttress | 10 Mile Bouldering > Via Boulders (submitt… |
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V7- 7A+ Boulder | |
| ● Via The Hot One | 10 Mile Bouldering > Via Boulders (submitt… |
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V9 7C Boulder | |
| ● 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 | |
| ● Royal Flush | Mt Royal (near Frisco) |
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5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport 8 pitches | |
| ● Funky Gunky | White Cliff |
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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 | |
| ● Right Away | Teeter Top |
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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 | |
| ● Prosit | Diamond /Office… > Officer's Wall |
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport | |
| ● Das Krankenhaus | Halfway Rock |
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5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport | |
| ● Thunder Buffalo | Cache Wall |
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5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport |
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Guidebooks (9)
Featured Guidebook:
Summit Climbing Guide 5th ed
Rick Karden 2022
A comprehensive guide to climbing areas in and around Summit County, CO. Covers many areas both m…
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