Utah · Rock climbing · Escalante

Drag Queen

Alpine line in the lower-middle grades at the Dark Continent Area.

5.9
grade
Alpine No Fixed
style

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Dixie National Forest.

  • Duck Creek OHV Trail Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-11 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Pine Valley Ranger District Area and Trail and Road Closure

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-26-01 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

  • Cedar City Temporary Road Closure Webster Flat Road (Order 0407-25-02)

    Agency alert covering Dixie National Forest · Order 0407-25-02 · USFS · Dixie National Forest

As of · Source: USFS · Dixie National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of 21 routes catalogued at the Dark Continent Area, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.8–5.13 span. An alpine line with no fixed protection.

Photo of the crag

The Dark Continent Area — the crag this route is on
The Dark Continent Area, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Wojtek Szkutnik, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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