Golden
1,756 routes and 281 boulder problems at 138 crags. "Golden" is the catalogue's own grouping — a town, a canyon or a corridor, whichever climbers actually say.
Which way a wall faces is known for 70 of these 138; the rest say nothing rather than guess. Sun and shade by season ranks the ones we know.
At a glance
Seasonal closures ahead: Clear Creek Canyon raptor closure (near Mile Marker 270) (02-01 to 07-31); Clear Creek Canyon raptor closure (near Tunnel 2) (02-01 to 07-31) — closures.
- Crags sit between 5,779 and 10,253 ft (elevation known for 138 of 138).
- Rock, where known (135 of 138 crags): gneiss, schist & quartzite (105), basalt & volcanic (18), granite (12).
- Mapped geology under these crags (138 of 138 read off the geologic map): felsic gneiss (40), quartz-feldspar gneiss and horneblende gneiss (21), quartz-feldspar gneiss (20) and 10 more units.
- The USGS has mapped this ground since 1899; each crag page shows its oldest sheet.
- 19 crags within a walk of an RTD stop. 29 with a county-flagged climber-access trail. Mapped toilets within 2 km of 94.
- Sun and shade:
- In the shade on a summer afternoon (17)
- That are shady in the morning and sunny later (22)
- That stay shady almost all day in summer (13)
- High enough to be cool in summer (10)
- In the sun on a winter afternoon (28)
- In the sun all day in winter (15)
- That catch the morning sun in spring (28)
- In the afternoon sun in autumn (34)
In print since 1877
1877 Geologic Map of Colorado (Hayden), high-resolution scan · F. V. Hayden; scan by the Colorado Geological Survey · 1877
Geological and geographical atlas of Colorado and portions of adjacent territory · F. V. Hayden, U.S. Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories · 1877
Trail and Timberline, volume 2 (1918) · Colorado Mountain Club · 1918
Free to read: public domain or government work, each opened and signed by a person. The whole shelf is in the reading room.
From the archives
Photographs of Golden held by the Library of Congress, oldest first, each marked "no known restrictions on publication" by the Library. Shown from their servers, not copied here.
Golden City, C.T. - looking west · Mathews, Alfred Edward, 1831-1874 · 1870
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Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Cañon · Photochrom Co. · 1898 · photochrom
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Hanging Rock, Clear Creek [Cañon] · Detroit Photographic Co. · 1898 · photochrom
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Mother "Grundy", Clear Creek Cañon · Photochrom Co. · 1898 · photochrom
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Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Cañon · Detroit Photographic Co. · 1898 · photochrom
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The Old Roadmaster, Clear Creek Cañon · Detroit Photographic Co. · 1898 · photochrom
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Georgetown, Colo. · Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 · 1901
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The darling little equestrian - Clear Creek Canyon, Colo., U.S.A. · 1901 · stereograph
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The picturesqueness of Clear Creek Canon, Colorado · 1901 · stereograph
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Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado · 1903 · postcard
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Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado · 1903 · postcard
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"Inspiration Point", showing the wonderful formation of Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado · 1906 · stereograph
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Clear Creek Canyon
- Clear Creek Canyon Bouldering3 routes and 195 boulder problems · gneiss and schist · 6,334 ft
- High Wire Crag40 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,548 ft
- Primo Wall38 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,097 ft
- Creek Side37 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,217 ft
- Wall of the '90s37 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,515 ft
- The New River Wall35 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,328 ft
- The Highlands aka Highlander32 routes · faces S · gneiss and schist · 6,873 ft
- Little Eiger31 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,346 ft · 5 min approach
- River Wall31 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,361 ft
- Prestige Worldwide Wall20 routes and 8 boulder problems · faces SW · gneiss and schist · 6,890 ft
- East Colfax27 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,091 ft
- The Canal Zone27 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 5,815 ft · 10 min approach
- Other Critters25 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,164 ft
- Live Action Wall24 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,195 ft
- The Safari23 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,122 ft
- Capitalist Crag22 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,486 ft
- The Catslab22 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,034 ft
- The Dog House16 routes and 6 boulder problems · gneiss and schist · 7,148 ft
- The Graveyard20 routes and 2 boulder problems · faces S · gneiss and schist · 7,059 ft
- Anarchy Wall19 routes and 1 boulder problem · gneiss and schist · 6,590 ft
- The Red Slab20 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,298 ft
- Left Wire19 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,641 ft
- The Fiscal Cliff19 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,938 ft
- Real Hidden Valley17 routes · faces S · gneiss and schist · 7,153 ft
- The Monkey House17 routes · faces NW · gneiss and schist · 6,658 ft
- Elk Creek7 routes and 9 boulder problems · gneiss and schist · 6,592 ft
- The Sports Wall16 routes · faces W · gneiss and schist · 5,952 ft · 10 min approach
- Wall of Justice16 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,566 ft
- Rebel Wall15 routes · faces S · gneiss and schist · 6,899 ft
- Death Valley14 routes · faces S · gneiss and schist · 7,016 ft
- New Economy Cliff14 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,771 ft
- The Mission Wall14 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,429 ft
- The Bunker13 routes · faces NW · gneiss and schist · 7,777 ft
- AAA Crag12 routes · faces NW · gneiss and schist · 6,058 ft · 20 min approach
- Nomad's Cave12 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,090 ft
- The Armory12 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,078 ft
- A Little Piece of South Dakota10 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,769 ft
- Play Pen10 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,035 ft
- The Oz10 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,051 ft
- Cats vs. Dogs Wall9 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,109 ft
- Convenience Cliff9 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,323 ft
- Low Wire9 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,431 ft
- Sushi Slab9 routes · faces NW · gneiss and schist · 7,410 ft
- The Stumbling Block9 routes · faces SE · gneiss and schist · 6,280 ft
- Independence Wall8 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,659 ft
- Irok8 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,487 ft
- New Hipster Rock8 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,089 ft · 15 min approach
- Punk Rock8 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,463 ft
- Rainy Day Rock8 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,179 ft · 5 min approach
- The Conspiracy Crag8 routes · faces SE · gneiss and schist · 7,423 ft
- Carbage7 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,040 ft
- Flood Wall7 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,697 ft
- Mourning Glory7 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,269 ft
- Point Break7 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,448 ft
- Rabbit Hole7 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,004 ft
- Sex Cave6 routes and 1 boulder problem · gneiss and schist · 6,686 ft
- The Crystal Tower7 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,091 ft
- Bionic Crag6 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,706 ft
- Breakfast Cliff6 routes · faces SE · gneiss and schist · 7,172 ft
- High Profile Wall6 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,772 ft
- Stoked Bowl6 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,406 ft
- The Garden Wall6 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,453 ft
- The Twilight Zone6 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,068 ft · 20 min approach
- Aftermath5 routes · faces NW · gneiss and schist · 6,688 ft · 30 min approach
- Broverhang5 routes · faces SE · gneiss and schist · 7,120 ft
- Cat Slab Annex5 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,061 ft
- The Aqueduct5 routes · faces W · gneiss and schist · 8,144 ft
- The Healing Center5 routes · faces SE · gneiss and schist · 7,338 ft
- Twitch Rock5 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,468 ft
- Higher Wire4 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,697 ft
- Iron Buttress4 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,818 ft
- Nightworm Pinnacle4 routes · faces SW · gneiss and schist · 6,701 ft
- Postcolonial Crag4 routes · faces SE · gneiss and schist · 6,308 ft
- Shark's Fin4 routes · faces S · gneiss and schist · 6,869 ft
- The Pearly Gates4 routes · faces SW · gneiss and schist · 7,350 ft
- The Shield4 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,234 ft · 10 min approach
- Wanna Be Wall4 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,417 ft
- Back of the Nineties3 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,621 ft
- Broken Angel3 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,081 ft
- Bumbling Stock3 routes · faces SE · gneiss and schist · 6,252 ft
- East Side of Tunnel 12 routes and 1 boulder problem · faces E · gneiss and schist · 5,779 ft · 1 min approach
- Funyun Wall3 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,628 ft
- Rapids Rock3 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,436 ft
- The Fish Bowl3 routes · faces S · gneiss and schist · 6,956 ft
- The Nest3 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,299 ft
- The Talon3 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,984 ft
- Trump Tower3 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,136 ft
- 268 Wall2 routes · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,791 ft · 30 min approach
- Dynamite Slab2 routes · faces S · gneiss and schist · 5,954 ft · 5 min approach
- Low Spark of High Wire Crag2 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,433 ft
- Prohibition Pinnacle2 routes · gneiss and schist · 6,959 ft
- The Blonde Formation2 routes · gneiss and schist · 5,938 ft
- The Guppy2 routes · gneiss and schist · 7,150 ft
- Cool Thing Wall (aka Kool Krag)1 route · gneiss and schist · 6,497 ft
- Death Rock1 route · faces W · gneiss and schist · 6,843 ft
- Ghost Crag1 route · gneiss and schist · 5,835 ft · 5 min approach
- Labyrinth1 route · faces S · gneiss and schist · 6,042 ft
- Piledriver Formation1 route · faces N · gneiss and schist · 6,515 ft · 20 min approach
- Unknown Tower AKA Crystal Dick Tower1 route · gneiss and schist · 6,745 ft
North Table Mountain/Golden Cliffs
- The East Quarry53 routes and 3 boulder problems · faces S · basalt · 6,203 ft
- Brown Cloud Rocks53 routes · faces S · basalt · 6,311 ft
- The Quarry Wall25 routes and 17 boulder problems · faces S · basalt · 6,226 ft
- Overhang Area40 routes · faces S · basalt · 6,341 ft
- Winterfest Wall38 routes · faces SW · basalt · 6,381 ft
- The Risk Area33 routes · faces SW · basalt · 6,388 ft
- MBA Buttress31 routes · faces S · basalt · 6,330 ft
- Winter Warmer Area28 routes · faces SW · basalt · 6,512 ft
- Child Free Zone (aka Parkway Crags)26 routes and 1 boulder problem · faces SE · basalt · 6,376 ft
- Table Top Area27 routes · faces S · basalt · 6,328 ft
- The Trad Lands22 routes and 2 boulder problems · faces S · basalt · 6,324 ft
- Industrial Buttress20 routes · faces S · basalt · 6,348 ft
- North Quarry / Pinnacle Area20 routes · basalt · 6,458 ft
- Hot Spot Area14 routes · faces SW · basalt · 6,380 ft
- Twelve Pack Wall14 routes · faces SW · basalt · 6,348 ft
- Crater Crag of North Quarry11 routes · basalt · 6,455 ft
- Sea Cliffs of North Quarry10 routes · basalt · 6,497 ft
- EMF Wall1 route · faces S · basalt · 6,405 ft
Golden Gate Canyon SP
- Dude's Throne30 routes and 3 boulder problems · faces SW · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 9,192 ft
- Mt. Thorodin19 routes · faces SW · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 10,231 ft
- The Grendel15 routes · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 10,155 ft
- Promontory Ridge/The Bear?12 routes · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 10,197 ft
- Little Dude11 routes · faces SW · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 9,212 ft
- Quarantine Wall8 routes · faces SW · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 9,195 ft
- Rifleman Phillips Bouldering4 boulder problems · faces S · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 8,954 ft
- Promontory Ridge/The Cub?3 routes · faces S · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 9,135 ft
- Tremont Mountain3 routes · faces S · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 10,253 ft
- Ralston Roost2 routes · faces S · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 9,250 ft
- [Redacted]2 routes · faces SW · Boulder Creek granodiorite · 9,901 ft
Lookout Mountain Road
- Tiers of Zion68 routes and 2 boulder problems · faces NW · Gneiss · 7,002 ft
- Lookout Mountain Crag12 routes · faces N · Gneiss · 6,403 ft
- Lover's Leap on Beaver Brook10 routes and 1 boulder problem · faces N · Boulder Creek Granodiorite · 7,008 ft
- Crimson Tide Wall6 routes · faces N · Gneiss · 6,201 ft
- Beaverbrook Trail Boulders2 boulder problems · faces N · Biotite gneiss and schist with garnet · 7,346 ft
Tin Cup Hogback Park
Ralston Buttes
White Ranch
Every crag here comes from the open catalogue or a cited guidebook; see Sources & licences. Counts are the current build's.