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20,722 routes and 9,367 boulder problems at 2,256 Colorado crags. Every route says how sure we are of where it starts.

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Colorado rock, from the archives

[Rock of Ages, Garden of the Gods]
Garden of the Gods · [Rock of Ages, Garden of the Gods] · C. Duhem & Bro. · 1869
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Air Force Academy · [Aerial view of the United States Air Force Academy, El Paso County, Colorado] · Trikosko, Marion S. · 1958
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
Ute Pass · Manitou and vicinity - Rainbow Falls, Ute Pass · Thurlow, J. (James Thomas), 1831-1878 · 1874
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
San Luis Valley · Entrance to Sah Watch valley. San Luis valley and the Sierra Blanca in the distance · P.S. Duval & Co. · 1854
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Mount Herman · [Bed of one-year-old yellow pine trees, Mount Herman Nursery, Pike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado] · 1909
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
Pike's Peak · Manitou, Pike's Peak in distance · Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 · 1881
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Black Canyon of the Gunnison · A rift in the rocks, Black Canyon, Colo., U.S.A. on line D&R, G.R.R. · 1898
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
Leadville · Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo. · Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 · 1896
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive
City of Boulder · Viewing the little city of Boulder, Colorado, from the heights · 1906
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · found by place name, not yet checked
Boulder · Boulder, Colorado · Detroit Photographic Co. · 1900
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division · Public domain · the record · indexed to this place by the archive

Photographs of these places held by the Library of Congress, the oldest from 1854. Every one carries the Library's own “no known restrictions on publication”. The whole deep-cuts layer →

24 routes and 3 boulder problems

  • 9 When The Wives Are Away... 5.8
    ★ 2.2 · 8 Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 13 Headwaters of Denial 5.9
    ★ 2.6 · 8 Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 1 Buttress Climb 5.6
    ★ 1.5 · 6 Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 14 Right 10 5.10a
    ★ 1.8 · 6 Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 8 Right 5.6 5.6
    ★ 1.6 · 5 Sport Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 12 Middle 11 5.11a
    ★ 2.4 · 5 Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 3 Z Elephant Boy 5.11
    ★ 2.2 · 5 Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 15 Damnifiknow 5.4
    ★ 1.5 · 4 Trad Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 7 Beginner Route 5.4
    ★ 1.5 · 4 Sport Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 10 Left Mixed 9 5.9
    ★ 1.8 · 4 Trad Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 5 Money 5.10c/d
    ★ 3.0 · 4 Sport Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 11 Mellow Yellow 5.7
    ★ 1.7 · 3 Trad Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 3 Child of a Lesser Line 5.10-
    ★ 2.0 · 3 Sport Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 4 Flarey, Cracky Thingy 5.10-
    ★ 1.3 · 3 Trad Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 6 Snack Size 5.10a
    ★ 2.0 · 2 Trad Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 1 Hardly Certain 5.11+
    ★ 3.0 · 2 Sport Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 9 Shady Business 5.10d
    ★ 2.0 · 1 Sport Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 2 Bad Vibes 5.12a
    ★ 1.0 · 1 Sport Long Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,305 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 1 Cookie Skillet V4
    Boulder Big Meadows Bouldering · Big Meadows · 9,015 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 2 At Eternity's Gate V8
    Boulder Big Meadows Bouldering · Big Meadows · 9,015 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 3 Eternity's Wisdom V8+
    Boulder Big Meadows Bouldering · Big Meadows · 9,015 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 6 Doobious 5.6
    Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 5 Loose and Dubious 5.6
    Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 8 Cassius Arete 5.7
    Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 7 Identity Crisis 5.7+
    Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 2 Arete Route 5.7+
    Sport PG Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known
  • 4 Reanimation 5.11+
    Sport Little Black Cliff · Big Meadows · 9,076 ft · basalt & volcanic Position on wall known