Canyoneering Route Description

Paradiso Canyon - 3(4) A III
Ticaboo Mesa, Utah.

Quick Facts

09-18-11, 5 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 5.3 hours)

Time Required - 5 to 7 hours
Distance - 3.9 miles Total, 0.6 miles Technical
Rappels - 2 Rappels, Longest Rappel 45 feet. (Have rope for a rap of about 60 feet)
Elevation Range - 5010 - 4115 Feet
Shuttle Required -No Vehicle - High Clearance (possibly 4WD if road conditions are bad) Permit Required - No

Gear Used for Canyon

Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up to 65 feet and 60 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.

Note / Warning
While rap 2 is the longest rap at 45 feet, you may need more rope depending on how the anchor was set.  If the anchor webbing is not extended all the way over to the drop you will need significantly more rope.

It is unlikely it will be needed, but you should be prepared with potshots or small backpacks to toss for pothole escape. 

If the canyon is full, plan on getting wet to about waist deep and possibly one short swim of a few feet.  In warm weather wet suits are not needed but will be nice in cooler temps especially from the waist down.  The canyon is usually dry but having a minimal wet suit along is good for "just in case".

General Comments

The Dantes are a collection of Canyons offering short and challenging routes in the Ticaboo Mesa area.  More than one of the Dante Canyons can be done in a day if a longer day is desired.  The canyons in the Dante system go by the names Purgatory (aka Dave's Not Dead), Inferno, Limbo and Paradiso.

Natural anchors are used in the Dante's.  While enjoying the Dante Canyons, please pay close attention to how you set up anchors and try to minimize or eliminate creating more rope grooves.  Over the years only minor rope grooves have been inflicted on the canyon walls.  Please try to follow in the foot steps of those before you and keep rope grooves to a minimum.

Note / Navigation Warning:
The exit route up out of the Dante Canyons is difficult to explain (written or verbal).  Be aware you may have some route finding to do on your way up out of the system.  A GPS may be helpful if you plan to use the GPS coordinates on from this route description.

Another fun note is the large wash that Purgatory dumps into is sometimes referred to as Bright's Wash, named after William Bright.

Paradiso uses a different approach route than some of the other Dante Canyons.

Note - Warning:
The pothole at the bottom of rap 5 should not be too much of an issue for people to get across.  But the pothole could potentially be an issue for some groups so Paradiso could arguably have a technical rating of 4 rather than a tech rating of 3.

Caution:
Another thing to be aware of is the loose flaky rock on the canyon walls.  This can be a bit of an issue when stemming down drops.

At the bottom of rap 5 is a pothole about 5 feet in diameter and 13 feet deep.  Tall people can step over the pothole while still on rope and assist others across as they rap down.  If the pot hole is not full of water and only short people are in the group, a more creative way to get across the pothole will need to be explored.  Depending on the group or water level this could be the most difficult part of the canyon, or it can be a step over and almost not worth mention other than it looks cool.

Depending on water levels a couple potholes down canyon of rap 1 may also need some creativity to get up out of.

If the canyon is full of water there are a few spots where you could swim if you got down into a pothole.  But all of the deep water is avoidable by stemming over.  If the canyon is full, plan on possibly getting wet up to waist deep at most, unless you fall into a water filled pothole.  With that said Paradiso does not normally have much water in it.

Driving Directions

To get to the Trailhead

Note:
There is a maze of roads on Ticaboo Mesa making it a good idea to study the map ahead of time and keep a close eye on the map as you drive.

From Hanksville, UT., drive south on highway 95 for 26 miles to the junction of highways 95 and 276.

From the junction, drive south on HWY-276 for 25.6 miles then turn left (east) onto BLM dirt-road 13400 between mile markers 25 and 26 (extTicaboo1).

About 1.5 miles from the highway is a junction (TicabooDP-01) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13410 branches off to the south.  Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: If you were headed to the Smith Fork area you would turn south onto BLM road 13410.

About 2 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-02) of BLM roads, 13400 continues east and 13420 branches off to the south. Continue east on BLM road 13400.  Note: BLM road 13420 to the south goes out to Cane Spring Well about 1.25 miles south.

About 0.2 miles farther is short side road (TicabooDP-03) on the left (north) that goes to a camp area.
Stay right to continue on BLM road 13400.  Beyond this point the roads will have intermittent rough sections. 
About 0.37 miles past here is a fork in the road where the two roads rejoin a short distance later.  The low road is typically the smoothest.

About 1.7 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-04) of BLM roads (13400 continues north-ish and 13430 branches off to the south).
Continue north on BLM road 13400. 
Note: If you were going to the roads between Warm Springs Creek and Sevenmile Creek, you would turn south onto BLM road 13430.

About 0.3 miles farther is another junction (TicabooDP-05) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13440 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.
Note: BLM road 13440 to the south goes out to Colt Spring Well about 0.4 miles north.

About 0.5 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-06) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13450 branches off to the north).
Continue straight northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 0.9 miles farther is a junction (TicabooDP-07) of BLM roads (13400 continues northeast and 13430 branches off to the south).
Turn south onto BLM road 13430.
Note: If you were going to Tough, SF Ticaboo or Sleepytime Trio Canyons you would continue northeast on BLM road 13400.

About 700 feet farther is a fork in the road (extWarmSpring).  At this fork stay left to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek.

About 0.4 miles farther is another fork in the road (ext7MileCkEB).  Veer left (east) to continue toward the Dante's.

About 1.1 miles farther is a junction where a side road joins in from the southwest (TicabooDP-08).  Veer left (east) to continue toward the Dante's.

About 0.4 miles farther is a junction where a side road joins in from the southwest (extTicabooMesa).  Stay left and follow the road as it turns and begins to head north.

About 1 mile farther is a major road junction (extDantes).  Turn right (southeast) to continue toward the Dante's. 

About 1 mile farther is a junction where a road joins in from the left (extTicabooCamp).  Continue straight (southeast) toward the Dante's.

About 0.2 miles farther the road dead ends (tDanteCanyons1).  Park here to start the Dante Canyon routes.

To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod

No exit vehicle is needed.  This is done as a loop route.

Maps

GPS coordinate information listed at the bottom.  For information about waypoint naming and map symbols, refer to the Glossary page.

Click the links for maps of the route. Map of the Drive overview.
Map of the Drive segment 1 Zoomed in.
Map of the Drive segment 2 Zoomed in.
Map of the Canyons overview.
Map of the Canyons section 1 Zoomed in.
Map of the Canyons section 2 Zoomed in.

Details

The Approach:
From the trailhead (tDanteCanyons1) look north east toward an obvious flat topped peak about 0.4 miles away.  The route over to Paradiso Canyon skirts around the south side of this peak along the rim above the slick rock valley below.  Between the trailhead and the peak is part of the sandstone valley you will have to skirt around.  

From the trailhead (tDanteCanyons1) walk north east about 150 feet over to the rim overlooking the sandstone below.  Turn left (north) to walk the rim above the sandstone.  The rim will contour east and run toward the south end of the obvious flat topped peak.  

About 0.6 miles from the trail head the route around the rim will come to a point south of the obvious flat topped peak (wParadisoRP-01).  From this point you can see the inlet for Ticaboo Creek to the north and over the Dantes area and Good Hope Bay to the south.  

From the point (wParadisoRP-01) continue along the rim going north then contouring back east again.  About 0.45 miles along the rim from the point look for the start (wParadisoRP-02) of a route to the right (southeast) down to the slick rock below.  There are likely multiple ways down to the slick rock below.  

Before starting the route down from the rim, look southeast and notice a large flat area in the sandstone below resembling a large saddle.  Route find your way about 1000 feet down along the slick rock to a shallow drainage in the semi wide open area of slick rock (yParadisoTp).  Aim for a point about 500 feet west of a the head of a large drainage running down to the east.  You are now at the top of Paradiso Canyon (yParadisoTp).

The Canyoneering / Technical Section:
Once down in the drainage for Paradiso (yParadisoTp) turn right (south) and start down Paradiso Canyon.

About 250 feet down canyon is the top of a narrow slot to stem down into (wParadisoRP-03).  The top of the slot is a stemming down climb of about 10 feet down to and or over a pothole with a much larger drop on the other side of the pothole.  The drop on the other side of the pothole is also a down climb and is about 15 feet in a narrow vertical slot.  This second down climb is a little difficult and feels exposed.  For safety, one of the better down climbers in the group could provide a top belay then down climb last.

Continuing down canyon you will need to stem along between the walls since the bottom is too narrow to walk in.  About 250 feet down canyon, the walls widen a little allowing one to walk on the floor again.

After a very short walk is the top of another drop into another tight slot (wParadisoRP-04).  This is a down climb into a vertical narrow slot of about 15 feet.  

At the bottom of the down climb continue down canyon a short distance in a very narrow slot.  

On the other side of the narrow slot the walls widen again where you will find a lot of boulder debris from rock fall.  Climb over, through or around the rock fall debris.

For about 700 feet down canyon of the rock fall debris area the canyon will offer stemming down canyon, a down climb of about 8 feet and a drop down into a tight deep slanted narrow slot.  At the end of the tight deep slanted narrow slot the canyon turns sharp left (wParadisoRP-05).

Where the canyon turns sharp left (wParadisoRP-05) you will be greeted with a straight narrow slot with a soft sandy floor to walk on.  This slot is like a long hallway of about 100 feet with a very narrow exit.  Some people will have to drop to one knee in the sand to find a wide spot to pass through.  The exit of the narrow spot is wider at the ground but sand levels change and you may need to move some sand around to help out.

Note:
This section can be too tight for big barrel chested people.  Really large people may need to stem up and over the short tight section.  If you are a big guy, you may have a little stemming and work ahead of you in here but it is a short section.

Just after the long hallway the canyon turns sharp right where there is another rock fall debris area.  After the rock fall debris is a long section of canyon to walk for about 400 feet to where the water course takes a sharp left then right jog (wParadisoRP-06).  Where the canyon takes this sharp left then right jog there are obvious cross joints dropping down on both sides.

About 150 feet down canyon of the left right jog the canyon narrows up again where you will drop down into a deep narrow sculpted slot.  At the start of the narrow slot is a down climb / slide of about 15 feet to a pool that will be about chest deep but can be stemmed over.  The narrow section is short before the walls widen out.

Continuing down canyon involves some walking and some stemming to go over a few pools and mud.  The mud in this section of canyon is more clay like and can make things slick if you get your feet in it.  

About 250 feet down canyon is the start of another deep narrow section with a down climb of about 20 feet to start down into it (wParadisoRP-08).  The start of this slot is also where there are cross joints dropping down to the canyon on both sides.  There are a few more short down climbs shortly after getting down into the slot.  The walls in the slot are wavy and beautiful.  This slot seems to have a lot of water holding capacity in the holes since it gets very little sun.  About 200 feet down canyon in the slot is rap 1.  

Rap 1 (dParadiso-R1) is a little over 200 feet down canyon into the slot, is anchored from a choke stone of gray rock and drops about 35 feet down a sloped wall to a pothole about 5 feet in diameter.  When you get down to the top of the pothole you will need to get across to the other side of it.  If the pothole is full of water this would not present too much danger.  If the pothole is dry it will be about 5 feet in diameter and about 13 feet deep.  Taller people can step over the hole while still on rope.  If there are no taller people in the group a creative solution may need to be found.   

Just on the other side of rap 1 is a drop of about 6 feet down to small room like area with a waist deep pool.  On the other side of the small room is a slide of about 10 feet to another larger room.  The drop into the larger room is not an easy down climb since it is slick.  For safety, one of the better down climbers in the group could provide a top belay then down climb last while getting a partner assist from those below.  

On the other side of the larger room are some short down climbs through a few potholes.  If water levels are low a couple of these potholes may need some creativity to get up out of.  As these potholes end the canyon opens up onto a large ledge.   

About 100 feet down canyon on the ledge leads to a drop (wParadisoRP-09) overlooking a series of potholes running down canyon toward another drop.  This drop is easily bypassed by walking the rim RDC and scrambling down the slick rock.  

Rap 2 (dParadiso-R2) is about 150 feet down canyon at the other end of the string of potholes.  Rap 2 is anchored from a dead man anchor in a pot hole about 25 feet back from the drop.  Rap 2 drops about 45 feet down a wall with a seep and some hanging gardens with the last 15 feet being overhung.  The anchor webbing should be extended the 25 feet over to where the drop gets steep to allow for a clean and easy rope pull and use about 45 feet of rope travel.  If the anchor webbing is not extended the rope travel from bottom of rap up to the actual anchor will be about 70 feet.

After rap 2 walk and scramble down canyon about 300 feet to where the LDC canyon wall ends (yParadisoBt) and you are out in an obvious wide open drainage not part of Paradiso Canyon.

The Exit:
Continue down canyon about 350 feet to another drainage joins in from LDC (north west).  This drainage is the bottom of TTT Canyon (yTTT-Bt).

Continue south down canyon for about 0.4 miles to the confluence with another large drainage (jDanteConf).

Turn right and walk north up stream for about 500 feet to the confluence of other drainages (wDanteExtRP-01).  This is where you will start the exit route up out of the Dantes.

From (wDanteExtRP-01) walk about 140 feet north up the Inferno / Limbo drainage to a spot where you can easily start walking up (wDanteExtRP-02) the dirt slope to the cliff band to the right (east).  

From (wDanteExtRP-02) walk up the dirt slope about 200 feet to the base of the cliff band and scramble up a drainage looking indent in the cliff band.  After scrambling to the top of the indent (wDanteExtRP-03) you will be topped out on a large ledge.  

Once on the large ledge turn right (south) and traverse along the ledge for about 200 feet around the tip of a point along the ledge to the start of a bowl shaped indent (wDanteExtRP-04).  

Walk up the bowl shaped indent and climb up the ledges to get to the top of the bowl and traverse north a little over 100 feet up onto the ridge (wDanteExtRP-05).  This ridge is running between Limbo Canyon which is on the left (north west) and Paradiso which is on the right (south east).  

Once up on the ridge (wDanteExtRP-05) walk north east on the sandstone ridge.  Continue north east up the ridge for about 650 feet to a small knob to go up over or around (wDanteExtRP-06).  

From the knob continue north east about 350 feet to the start of steep section of the sandstone ridge to scramble up (wDanteExtRP-07).  On the climb up, there is a good view to the right (east) down into Paradiso.  The top out of the climb is about 75 or 100 feet from the bottom of the climb / scramble.  From the top out continue up the slope to about 200 feet then drop down into a drainage running across the ridge (wDanteExtRP-08).  

The drainage crossing the ridge (wDanteExtRP-08) has a sharp drop off on the right (east) dropping down toward Paradiso Canyon.  Walk over very close to this drop off and find a way to scramble up the other side (north) to continue along the ridge.  This spot will be more of a climb than a scramble but an easy climb.

After getting up out of the drainage crossing the ridge, continue north up the ridge about 200 feet to the stat of a steep section of slick rock to climb (wDanteExtRP-09).  The scramble up the slick rock here is not difficult but hands will be needed.  The scramble goes for about 400 feet to the top out then continues another 100 feet or so and drops down into another drainage running across the ridge (wDanteExtRP-10).  At the top out of the climb you can see the cars parked at the trailhead about 0.6 miles to the northwest if you look close.

The drainage crossing the ridge (wDanteExtRP-10) pours off to the right (east) down into Paradiso and to the left (west) down into Limbo.  Cross over the drainage and scramble up a sandstone nose to continue up the ridge.  

About 200 feet after getting up out of the last drainage the climb will top out and start to curve left to the northwest.  Continue about another 400 feet and find a way to drop down into the next drainage crossing the ridge (wDanteExtRP-11) that is kind of deep and narrow with a sandy floor as you continue northwest.  After dropping down into this drainage follow it northwest about 250 or 300 feet to where it opens up in a very large flat sandy ledge or landing (wDanteExtRP-12).  

Continue across the sandy landing and continue along the narrow drainage.  A little over 500 feet after crossing the large sandy landing area the route will cross over another drainage (jLimbo).  This is the drainage leading down to Limbo.  

After crossing the drainage that leads down to Limbo (jLimbo), continue northwest across the sandstone.  About 700 feet after crossing the drainage to Limbo, the route will cross over yet another drainage that leads south down to Inferno Canyon (jInferno).  

After crossing over the drainage down to Inferno, will be a large wide open ledge or shelf.  Walk along the ledge as it curves southwest then to the right to the north.  Walking along this shelf or ledge will skirt around a prominent point on a cliff band and over to the head of Purgatory Canyon (yPurgatoryTp).  The head of Purgatory is about 1000 feet after crossing the drainage leading down to Inferno.

Note:
If you are exiting after completing Purgatory, please take a moment to walk down to rap 1 and retrieve your anchor webbing and rapid.  If you are completing another canyon and feel like taking the time you can walk over and see if any is left there you can clean up.

Continue northwest from the top of Purgatory across the sandstone.  Traverse along the sandstone on whatever feels like a natural route staying high but well below the cliff band on the right (north).  About 450 feet after crossing the top of Purgatory Canyon you will cross over a small drainage which is a minor fork of the top of Purgatory (wDanteExtRP-13).

After crossing the small drainage leading down toward Purgatory, walk west about 150 feet to the base of the cliff band where you can find a spot to climb out (wDanteExtRP-14).  This spot to climb out may be difficult when wearing a heavy pack.  This spot is steep and has only a few hand holds for about 15 feet up the slick rock band.  

After climbing up the steep 15 foot section of the sandstone cliff band, traverse up the dirt slope traveling south to get to the top of the climb near the trailhead. Then walk a few hundred feet across the flat desert to the trailhead (tDanteCanyons1).

GPS Waypoint Information

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Paradiso (1) - Drive to Trailhead

extTicaboo1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69720   W -110.67138        Elev: 4,520 Feet Exit off of highway 276 to get to the Ticaboo Mesa area. Turn east and leave the highway on a dirt road. Near Mile post 25. TicabooDP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68607   W -110.65188        Elev: NaN Feet Continue straight for the main area of Ticaboo Mesa. Or Turn right (south) here for an alternate route over toward the Smith Fork Canyons. TicabooDP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67981   W -110.62886        Elev: NaN Feet Road junction with faint road running to the south. Continue straight (east). TicabooDP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68038   W -110.62628        Elev: 4,565 Feet Exit to a spot to camp if the roads ahead are too rough. TicabooDP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67963   W -110.60429        Elev: NaN Feet Junction for a road going south. Continue straiaght (north east) to continue toward Ticaboo Measa. This road junction is near Wild Horse Springs. TicabooDP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68389   W -110.60153        Elev: NaN Feet Junction for a side road on the left going north. Continue north east toward Ticaboo Mesa. TicabooDP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68667   W -110.59547        Elev: NaN Feet Junction for a side road going north. TicabooDP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69529   W -110.58385        Elev: NaN Feet Turn off for a side road on the right. Turn right onto the side road and drive southwest. extWarmSpring          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69362   W -110.58484        Elev: NaN Feet Stay right to go toward the main drainage of Seven Mile Creek and Warm Springs Canyon. Or Stay left to go toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek and Ticaboo Mesa. ext7MileCkEB          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69147   W -110.58014        Elev: NaN Feet Turn right (more south) to continue toward the East Branch of Seven Mile Creek. Or veer left to continue toward Ticaboo Mesa. TicabooDP-08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68412   W -110.56389        Elev: NaN Feet Junction where a rod joins in from southwest. Veer left and continue east toward the Dantes. extTicabooMesa          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68397   W -110.55581        Elev: NaN Feet Juntion where a road joins in from the south. Stay left and follow the road north to continue out toward the Dante Canyons. Or Turn Right and follow the road South to continue out toward Fiddlestix Canyon. The road to the south eventually loops around to meet the road by Seven Mile Creek. extDantes          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69594   W -110.55323        Elev: 4,995 Feet Major junction. Trun right (southeast) to go toward the Dante's. tDanteCanyons1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68666   W -110.53627        Elev: 4,965 Feet Trailhead for the Dante Canyons.

Paradiso (2) Approach

tDanteCanyons1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68666   W -110.53627        Elev: 4,965 Feet Trailhead for the Dante Canyons. wParadisoRP-01          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68817   W -110.52793        Elev: 5,000 Feet Route around the rim comes to a point south of the obvious flat topped peak. Continue east along the rim to get to Paradiso Canyon. From hear you can see the inlet for Ticaboo Creek to the north and over the Dantes area and Good Hope Bay to the south. wParadisoRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.69161   W -110.52475        Elev: 5,010 Feet Start down the slope to the south east to get down to the large flat area in the sandstone below resembling a large saddle. yParadisoTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68989   W -110.52210        Elev: 4,665 Feet Top entry for Paradiso Canyon. This is in a shallow drainage in a semi flat area of sandstone. This is aobut 500 feet west of the head of a large drainge running down to the east.

Paradiso (3) - The Canyon,

yParadisoTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68989   W -110.52210        Elev: 4,665 Feet Top entry for Paradiso Canyon. This is in a shallow drainage in a semi flat area of sandstone. This is aobut 500 feet west of the head of a large drainge running down to the east. wParadisoRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68934   W -110.52202        Elev: NaN Feet Top of a slot with two down climbs. one of about 10 feet then a difficult stem down about 15 feet. wParadisoRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68873   W -110.52179        Elev: NaN Feet Down climb into a vertical narrow slot of about 15 feet. wParadisoRP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68682   W -110.52329        Elev: NaN Feet Canyon turns sharp left just after a tight deep slanted narrow lost. wParadisoRP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68517   W -110.52349        Elev: 4,430 Feet After a long walking section the canyon takes a shapr left right jog here where a cross joints join in from each side. wParadisoRP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68489   W -110.52395        Elev: NaN Feet Start of another narrow slot. wParadisoRP-08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68422   W -110.52392        Elev: NaN Feet Start of another deep narrow slot with a down climb of about 20 feet to enter. dParadiso-R1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68372   W -110.52427        Elev: NaN Feet Rap 1 - Paradiso Canyon. Anchored from a choke stone and drops about 35 feet to a keeper pothole of about 5 feet in diameter and 13 feet deep. THe pothole can be stepped ac ross by taller people. wParadisoRP-09          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68348   W -110.52440        Elev: NaN Feet Drop of 30 or 40 feet that is easily bypassed RDC along the rim then down slick rock slope. This is overlooking a series of potholes running down canyon. dParadiso-R2          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68318   W -110.52472        Elev: NaN Feet Rap 2 - Paradiso Canyon. Anchored from a dead man anchor in a pothole about 25 feet back then drops about 45 feet down a wall with hanging gardens and a seep. yParadisoBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68244   W -110.52495        Elev: 4,180 Feet Bottom exit of Paradiso Canyon. This is where the LDC canyon wall ends and you are in an obvious wide open drainage not part of just Paradiso.

Paradiso (4) - Exit

yParadisoBt          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68244   W -110.52495        Elev: 4,180 Feet Bottom exit of Paradiso Canyon. This is where the LDC canyon wall ends and you are in an obvious wide open drainage not part of just Paradiso. jDanteConf          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67695   W -110.52787        Elev: 4,110 Feet Confluence of the large drainages where the lower end of the various Dante Canyons join. wDanteExtRP-02          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67844   W -110.52927        Elev: NaN Feet Start up out of theDante 3 drainage here to walk up the dirt slope to the cliff band to the east. wDanteExtRP-03          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67855   W -110.52855        Elev: NaN Feet Climb up from the bottom of the cliff band tops out on a large ledge here. To continue on the exit traverse south along the ledge. wDanteExtRP-04          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67822   W -110.52817        Elev: 4,230 Feet Start of a bowl shaped indent after passing the point on the traverse around the ledge. Climb up the bowl to the north to continue the exit. wDanteExtRP-05          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67852   W -110.52826        Elev: NaN Feet Up on the ridge after climbing up out of the bowl. Continue up the ridge to the north east. wDanteExtRP-06          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.67993   W -110.52696        Elev: NaN Feet A knob along the ridge to go up and over or around on the way up the ridge. wDanteExtRP-07          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68062   W -110.52620        Elev: NaN Feet Start of a steep section of the sandstone ridge to scramble up. wDanteExtRP-08          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68121   W -110.52635        Elev: 4,420 Feet Drainage crossing the ridge. Walk over to the east end of this drainage where it sharply drops off into Dante 5. From there find a way to climb / scramble up the other side to continue north up the ridge. wDanteExtRP-09          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68176   W -110.52642        Elev: NaN Feet Start of a steep section of slick rock to climb up. wDanteExtRP-10          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68299   W -110.52689        Elev: 4,545 Feet In a drainage the crosses the ridge shortly after the top out of a steep section to scramble up the ridge. wDanteExtRP-11          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68438   W -110.52707        Elev: NaN Feet Drop down into another drainage approximately here that is narrow and semi deep with a sandy floor as you continue northwest. wDanteExtRP-12          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68473   W -110.52777        Elev: NaN Feet Drainage crossing the ridge opens up into a very large flat sandy ledge or landing area. jLimbo          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68569   W -110.52951        Elev: 4,670 Feet Route crosses a drainage here which is the drainage leading to the top of Limbo Canyon. If exiting one of the Dante's, continue west across the sandstone. If descending Limbo, go south down the drainage toward the top of Limbo Canyon. jInferno          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68642   W -110.53151        Elev: 4,785 Feet Route crosses a drainage here which is the drainage leading to the top of Inferno Canyon. If exiting one of the Dante's, continue west across the sandstone. If descending Inferno, go south down the drainage toward the top of Inferno Canyon. yPurgatoryTp          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68697   W -110.53362        Elev: 4,835 Feet Top entry for Purgatory Canyon. wDanteExtRP-13          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68761   W -110.53510        Elev: NaN Feet Route crosses a small drainage which is a minor fork of the top of Purgatory Canyon. wDanteExtRP-14          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68739   W -110.53560        Elev: 4,890 Feet If exiting the Dante's this will be the start of a climb out to get to up to the top of the shelf where the trailhead is. If droping down to some of the Dante's this will be the bottom of a steep down climb. tDanteCanyons1          Lat/Lon (WGS84):  N 37.68666   W -110.53627        Elev: 4,965 Feet Trailhead for the Dante Canyons.