Hellgate Gulch
Climbing Sections:
About Hellgate Gulch:
| Very condensed area with a multitude of climbs (90+ pitches) on good limestone. Small percentage of climbs with a grade of 5.9 or less. Good all-around climbing is available as the West Wall or Winter Wall receives good sun making it climbable in the winter. |
| Nearest town or city: | Helena |
| Directions: | Located on the east side of Canyon Ferry Lake between Helena and Townsend. From Route 284 take the Hellgate access road east a couple miles. Shortly after passing a cattle guard there is a parking area. You can hike in about 1/4 mile from this point or drive in further depending on the weather conditions. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 46.65237, -111.59420 |
| Access Issues: | Road may be closed by the Forest Service beyond the parking area forcing you to walk in. Petroglyphs are present on the wall across the creek from East Gate Wall. Absolutely no climbing is allowed in this area. If unsure, don't climb anywhere that isn't b |
| Camping: | Yes |
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| Quantity of Climbs: | Lifetime |
Routes
Sequence Sequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. |
Rating | Route | Difficulty | Ascents |
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A Desperate Measure | 5.10b | 1 | |
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Benevolence, Pitch 1 | 5.10b | 2 | |
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California Dreamin' (1) | 5.10c | 4 | |
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Devil's Highway | 5.10a | 4 | |
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Fatal Attraction, Pitch 1 | 5.8 | 2 | |
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Hot, Hot, Hot!, Pitch 1 | 5.10d | 1 | |
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Loose Attraction | 5.11a | 1 | |
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Rope Snatcher (3) | 5.10b | 2 | |
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Sea of Cheese | 5.10d | 2 | |
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Snake Eyes | 5.10d | 1 | |
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Uncomfortably Numb, Pitch 1 | 5.10a | 2 | |
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Venus is Bleeding | 5.10a | 1 | |
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Weird Science | 5.9 | 2 | |
| 0 |
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Fatman/Chossman and Robins | 5.9 | 1 |
| 0 |
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Hiding from Raptors | 5.11a | 1 |
| 0 |
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Lea's | 5.6 | 4 |
| 0 |
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Nightmare on Bumbly Street | 5.8 | 1 |
| 0 |
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Razor Dance | 5.10a | 1 |
| 0 |
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Stegosaurus | 5.9 | 2 |
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