East Side

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Colorado

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What we do know

  • Inside White River National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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At a glance

12 routes
5.1 – 5.12-
Trad · Mixed

Routes (12)

Quartzite Palace(1)

Trojan Horse5.8

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About this crag

East Side is a climbing area in Colorado with 12 routes spanning 9 distinct difficulty grades. The crag features mixed and traditional climbing options.

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Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for White River National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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