Morrison/Evergreen/Littleton

At a glance

• Crags sit between 5,732 and 10,940 ft (elevation known for 67 of 67).
• Rock, where known (63 of 67 crags): granite (34), sandstone (20), gneiss, schist & quartzite (9).
• Mapped geology under these crags (67 of 67 read off the geologic map): biotite gneiss (15), silver plume quartz monzonite (15), dakota group (10) and 11 more units.
• The USGS has mapped this ground since 1899; each crag page shows its oldest sheet.
• 4 crags within a walk of an RTD stop. 14 with a county-flagged climber-access trail. Mapped toilets within 2 km of 60.
• Sun and shade:
  • In the shade on a summer afternoon (9)
  • That are shady in the morning and sunny later (14)
  • That stay shady almost all day in summer (6)
  • High enough to be cool in summer (4)
  • In the sun on a winter afternoon (20)
  • In the sun all day in winter (5)
  • That catch the morning sun in spring (17)
  • In the afternoon sun in autumn (19)