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Spearhead

Spearhead in Colorado has 14 climbing routes across 11 grades.

14 routes
5.6 – 5.12a
Alpine

Is Spearhead open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Rocky Mountain National Park. It doesn't name Spearhead, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: NPS · Rocky Mountain National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Spearhead is a climbing area in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park, within the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the park's backcountry, where alpine routes dominate the climbing. The area holds 14 routes, all alpine in style, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.12a. North Ridge is the easiest at 5.6, and Stone Monkey is the hardest at 5.12a. The Kingfisher and East Prow are among the more established options. The closest neighbors are the Chiefshead and Chiefshead Northwest Face climbing areas, each about half a mile away. North Longs Peak Trail and Thunder Lake Trail are both hikes within a few miles.

Routes (14)

The BarbFA: FA: Fricke & Logan, 1970. FFA: McClure & Gulley, 19755.10Age AxeFA: Ajax Greene, Chris Reveley, 19755.10bObviously Four BelieversFA: Covington et al. FFA is disputed.5.11aThree StonersFA: Dean Tschappat, Brian Teale, & Mark Rolofson 1978. FFA: Nichols, 1980s5.11a/bThe KingfisherFA: Jeff Giddings, Adam Sanders, Paul Heyliger, Laura Schmonsees, Audrey Oberlin5.11bSpear Me the DetailsFA: Davis & Beidleman5.11dAll Two ObviousFA: Davis & Winkelman - 19935.12aStone MonkeyFA: Chace and Stone,19855.12aNorth RidgeFA: Pete Soby, Charles Schobinger, 1958 (from Gillett)?5.6Spearhead, Chiefshead, Pagoda, Long's Traverse5.7The Ten EssentialsFA: Chris Reveley and Jim Erickson, 19745.8East ProwFA: Dan Hare and Jeff Bevan5.9+ProwessFA: T. Bubb, K. Arehndt, 7/26/155.9+Sykes' SickleFA: Richard Sykes, Dave Rearick, David Isles, and John Wharton, 1958?, FFA: Royal Robbins and Layton Kor, 1964?5.9+

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Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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