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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 →

59 routes and 1 boulder problem+

  • 1 The Wrong Side of the Wind (aka Route 19) V3+
    Boulder Marmot Rocks · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 5,662 ft · gneiss, schist & quartzite Base placed (one source)
  • 3 The Maiden Voyage aka The Red Dihedral 5.9-
    ★ 2.9 · 255 Trad Checkerboard Wall, The North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 12 Comic Relief 5.10
    ★ 3.6 · 228 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 17 The Scenic Cruise 5.10d
    ★ 4.0 · 223 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 10 Escape Artist 5.10a
    ★ 3.4 · 192 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 21 Journey Home 5.10b
    ★ 3.7 · 140 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 31 A Midsummer Night's Dream 5.11a
    ★ 3.2 · 135 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 10 Russian Arete 5.9+
    ★ 3.0 · 89 Trad Aretes North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 6 King Me 5.10a
    ★ 2.8 · 86 Trad Checkerboard Wall, The North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 5 Checkerboard Wall 5.10c
    ★ 3.4 · 86 Trad Checkerboard Wall, The North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 Casually Off-Route 5.9
    ★ 2.3 · 81 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 10 Astro Dog 5.11+
    ★ 3.5 · 72 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 15 Cloak & Dagger 5.10+
    ★ 3.1 · 61 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 33 Leisure Climb 5.9
    ★ 2.1 · 59 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 The Casual Route 5.8
    ★ 2.1 · 56 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 11 Lightning Bolt Crack 5.11
    ★ 3.9 · 56 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 16 The Cruise 5.10+
    ★ 3.8 · 52 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 4 Atlantis 5.11
    ★ 3.5 · 39 Trad PG Prisoner of Your Hairdo Gully North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Movable Stoned Voyage 5.10
    ★ 2.8 · 35 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 7 Blackjack 5.9+
    ★ 2.2 · 34 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 16 Cloaked Interpretation 5.10+
    ★ 3.9 · 34 Trad PG SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 11 Tague Yer Time 5.12
    ★ 4.0 · 32 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Great White Wall 5.10+
    ★ 2.6 · 31 Trad Long Draw area North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 5 Stoned Oven 5.11+
    ★ 3.6 · 29 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 13 Lauren's Arete 5.8+
    ★ 2.3 · 27 Trad R Aretes North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 Monkey and the Engineer 5.10-
    ★ 2.1 · 25 Trad Checkerboard Wall, The North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 17 A Modern Day Interpretation of Mig's Arete/Swallow Arete 5.10+
    ★ 3.1 · 23 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Southern Arete 5.10+
    ★ 3.0 · 23 Trad R Painted Wall, The North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 30 Happy Ending 5.11
    ★ 3.8 · 23 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 14 Crystal Vision 5.11-
    ★ 2.9 · 21 Trad R South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Rosy Arete/Tourist Route 5.9
    ★ 2.4 · 20 Trad R Long Draw area North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 34 Walk of Shame 5.7
    ★ 1.5 · 19 TradBoulder X North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 12 The Hallucinogen Wall 5.10
    ★ 3.8 · 19 Trad R North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 5 Ground Control to Major Tom 5.8
    ★ 2.0 · 18 Trad R South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 19 Highway 61 Revisited 5.11-
    ★ 2.8 · 18 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 18 The Escape 5.8
    ★ 2.0 · 16 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 22 Trilogy 5.12a
    ★ 3.4 · 16 Trad R North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 The Dragon's Tooth 5.8+
    ★ 2.2 · 15 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 11 Ghost Dancer Arete 5.10+
    ★ 3.0 · 15 Trad Aretes North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 19 Last Payment 5.11-
    ★ 2.5 · 15 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 7 Debutante's Ball 5.11
    ★ 2.0 · 15 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 Newberry's Delight 5.9
    ★ 2.5 · 14 Trad Below Checkerboard Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 13 Comic 2.0 5.11
    ★ 4.0 · 14 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 29 Musical Partners 5.10b
    ★ 2.7 · 13 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 5 The Odyssey 5.10
    ★ 3.0 · 13 Trad Guppy Gully North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 9 Flakes, The 5.10+
    ★ 3.4 · 13 Trad X South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 8 Blacksmiths 5.12
    ★ 3.7 · 13 Trad Aretes North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 22 Dark Star 5.11-
    ★ 3.4 · 12 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 23 Black Snake 5.11
    ★ 3.3 · 12 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 28 Colorado Welcome Party 5.11c
    ★ 3.8 · 12 Trad R North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Porcelain Arete 5.9+
    ★ 2.1 · 10 Trad Aretes North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 14 Perfect Art 5.12
    ★ 3.3 · 10 Trad SOB Gully (skier's left side) North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 14 The Free Nose 5.12
    ★ 3.8 · 10 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 12 Event Horizon 5.12
    ★ 3.4 · 10 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 1 Buzz Cut 5.10
    ★ 2.7 · 9 Trad Prisoner of Your Hairdo Gully North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 23 Kachina Wings 5.10+
    ★ 2.4 · 9 Trad North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 15 Goss-Logan 5.11
    ★ 2.0 · 9 Trad R North Chasm View Wall North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 2 Dark Matter 5.11b/c
    ★ 3.4 · 9 Trad R Long Draw area North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Black Shadow Arete 5.11a
    ★ 2.9 · 8 Trad South Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 7,781 ft · granite Position on wall known
  • 3 Sistine Reality 5.11+
    ★ 3.5 · 8 Trad R Aretes North Rim Routes · Black Canyon of the Gunnison · 6,486 ft · granite Position on wall known