Flying Raptor's Area
Flying Raptor's Area in Utah has 17 climbing routes with 9 difficulty grades.
Photo: Wojtek Szkutnik, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 17 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11b
- Alpine
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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.
Flying Raptor's Area is a climbing area in the Escalante Ranger District of Dixie National Forest in southern Utah, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with Distant Drum and Upper Canopy each about 0.3 miles away and The Planet of the Apes about 0.4 miles off. The area holds 17 alpine-style routes, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.11b. The median grade is 5.10-, so climbers can expect a mix of moderate and harder alpine climbs. Among the named routes are Bushtit at 5.6, Bird of Prey at 5.8+, and Bird Brain at 5.11b. For a change from the rock, Pine Lake Campground is about 4.2 miles away, and the Water Canyon Trail is about 3.3 miles off.
Routes (17)
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