A short, balancey problem nestled back in the reeds. When you finish you can just hop down onto the nice soft dirt.

The Salty Crack

Cactus Flower

Zia Loves Hueco

Adam's Throw

At the Mine Canyon bouldering wall look for the obvious "nose" on one of the leftmost faces. Rock is good, sticky sandstone and this route combines some nice vertical and traverse movement. The finish is on a dihedral, there's a nasty cactus below you. Don't fall here ;)

Another pull-on start, use the delicate crack for the right hand and the big undercling for the left. Next few moves follow the arete and then go left to the huecos for the send.

Short route, it's a low start and one big throw to the top. A fun warmup.

Over the last few years the lake has receded, exposing several sandstone cliffs that are the perfect height for bouldering. Although nothing here is really above V3 in terms of difficulty, the quality of rock is pretty good and off the beaten path.    There are two walls here, the one you can see from the road driving in is Red Wall. On the opposite side of the canyon is Shady Wall. I know these aren't the most creative names but this is just to prevent any confusion. Most of the climbs are on Red Wall.    This wall is in the Mine Canyon State Rec. Area and you need to get a sticker which costs $5 at the booth. It is on the honor system.

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Routes in Ute Lake - Mine Canyon