Canyoneering Route Description
Lodge Canyon - 4A IV R
Zion National Park, Utah.
05-16-09, 6 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 11.1 hours) - time
includes side trip to MOS and the cave.
07-01-12, 6 people, 1 Day (Travel time in route 11.5 hours)
- time includes side trip to MOS and the cave.
Time Required - 10 to 13 hours (including side
trips).
Distance - 4.6 miles Total, 1.3 miles Technical
(including side trips).
Rappels - 6 Rappels, Longest Rappel 200 feet.
Elevation Range - 5190 - 4280 Feet
Shuttle Required -Yes 6.5 Miles Vehicle - Passenger
Permit Required - Yes
Rappelling and anchor gear, Ropes and or pull cords for rappels up
to 200 feet and 70 feet of 1 inch webbing for sling placement.
Some extra rope or a pull cord may be a good idea incase a rope gets
stuck on one of the final raps.
Lodge Canyon ends at the Zion Lodge near the employee housing so
it is known as Lodge or Employee Canyon. Lodge Canyon has a long
approach and a short technical section. All of the technical
portion of Lodge Canyon is in the last 0.2 miles. What helps
make this a good route are a couple side trips along the way.
The first side trip is to
the peak of Mountain of the Sun with incredible views from the
peak. The views from MOS is worth the time to take the side trip! If
you have done or plan to do Behunin, you will enjoy the great
view of that route from the top of MOS. The other side trip is
a few hundred feet off the main canyon floor to a side slot /
cave. The cave has a sandy bottom which is a good place to take
a break. What makes the cave a great spot to visit is how cool
it gets. Before you get there you can feel the air temps
dropping fast. If it is a warm day you will enjoy a quick stop
in the cave since temps feel about 15 degrees cooler in there.
It is truly mind boggling how much it feels like a cold air
conditioned room as you enter the cave.
It would be very easy to get your ropes stuck on some of the
rappels on this route. Be careful as you set up each rap and
pay attention to your rope and pull line as you descend. Before
the last person goes down it is a good idea to have people below
do a test pull to see if the pull will go smooth. The anchor
webbing at rappel 5 is set long. This is needed to get the
rope past multiple obvious pinch points. The long anchor makes
it difficult to start the rappel (see route description).
The technical section of this route is short with all 6
rappels squeezed in over a distance of less than 500 feet.
Raps 4, 5 and 6 are what make this canyon a level 4. Pay
attention to what you are doing on these rappels.
There are two approaches to choose from for Lodge Canyon. The
first is the standard route which follows part of Upper Pine Creek
then climbs way up and over a saddle to drop into a small valley
like area where you can choose to continue into Spry or
Lodge Canyon.
The second option is an alternate entry which follows a portion of
the Canyon Overlook trail. A short way down the Canyon
Overlook Trial the route will leave the trail and climb up and over
two saddles before dropping down a ravine near the head of Spry in
the same valley like area as the standard approach where you
can choose to continue to Spry or Lodge Canyon.
To get to the Trailhead
From the South Entrance to Zion National Park, drive 6 miles
north on highway 9 through the tunnel to a parking area on the
right with restrooms (the trailhead for Pine Creek) just past
the east exit of the tunnel. From this parking area, continue
about 0.4 miles east on highway 9, to turn out on the left
(north) side of the road (pkLodgeSpryTP). The trail leaves
the road a short distance east of the turn out.
The trailhead for the alternate approach is the Canyon Overlook
Trailhead (tCnynOvrLk). If you decide to use the alternate
approach park in the parking area about 700 feet north of the
north end of the tunnel on highway 9. This parking area is
about 0.2 miles west on highway 9 from the parking spot
described above for the standard route.
To leave the Exit Vehicle / Escape Pod
A second vehicle can be left at the Zion Visitor Center.
After exiting the canyon take the shuttle to the visitor center
to the exit vehicle.
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 entire route.
Map of the first section and side trips.
Map of the lower technical section.
The Standard Approach:
The trail leaving highway 9 is not marked and drops down a little
from the side of the road to the north into a wide sandy wash (Pine
Creek). About 500 feet from the road will be a section of smooth
rock with some potholes running down the middle of it (wSpryRP-1).
Go over the rock to the left of the potholes and continue up the
sandy wash. 0.2 miles beyond the slick rock with potholes, is a
section in the wash covered in rock debris from a rock fall
(wSpryRP-2).
0.6 miles from the trailhead is where you leave Pine Creek
(wSpryRP-3). To exit the Pine Creek wash, climb up the left
(northwest) side of the wash along a section where the exposed
layers of sandstone resemble stacked flag stone. It starts out
slightly slopped and quickly gets steeper and steeper as it turns to
a more slick rock type area.
About 600 feet after leaving Pine Creek, the steep climb levels off
a bit (wSpryRP-4). You will have a good view of the southern end of
Deertrap Mountain at about 334 degrees. Continue northwest toward Deertrap
Mountain.
As you get closer to the southern end of Deertrap Mountain, look for
a wide open slick rock bowl shaped ravine leading up and almost due
west. The bowl shaped ravine goes up over a few ledges along the
way that require the occasional scramble to get up to the next
ledge. As you continue up the bowl shaped ravine continue up the
center and climb up the ledges.
After climbing one of the ledges about 0.2 miles up the bowl shaped
ravine, will be a sloped section of white rock on the right (north)
side. The sloped section of white rock has layers that look like a
set of stacked pancakes (wSpryRP-5).
Go northwest out of the ravine by walking up the set of pancakes.
About 200 feet from the pancakes look for a deep looking slot. To
the left (west) of the slot will be a tall smooth vertical wall
(wSpryRP-6). At the base of this wall you should be able to easily
find some petro glyphs on the wall. The deep slot below the petro
glyphs may be a good spot for a shady break depending on what time
of day you are there.
From the petro glyphs, follow up the slope to the north along the
base of the wall the petro glyphs were on. At the top of the slope
(wSpryRP-7),
the terrain opens up a bit but keeps going up. As you are in this
area a look back behind will offer some incredible views.
From top of the slope above the petroglyphs (wSpryRP-7) veer left
and continue west about 350 feet toward the top of a steep slope
(wSpryRP-8).
Next route find your way down the steep slope to the northwest down
into a wide valley like area about 0.1 miles away. Depending
on what route you used to get down the slope into the valley below
you may or may not encounter a few easy down climbs. As you
descend this slope you will find yourself in a wash / drainage that
runs down to the southwest to the valley floor.
When you get to the end of the wash / drainage you are at the top of
the Spry Canyon drainage (ySpryTp) running down to the west through
the valley like area.
To continue to Lodge Canyon do not drop down the drainage running to
the west. Instead go north about 0.3 miles walking
through the valley like area, up a wash / drainage to its top out (yLodgeTp).
The Alternate Approach:
From the parking lot (pkShelfCyn), walk about 500 feet south on
highway 9 toward the tunnel and the Canyon Overlook Trailhead (tCnynOvrLk).
Follow the Canyon Overlook Trail about 0.3 miles. Look for a spot
where the trail turns right and becomes wider, flat and sandy. Near
the end of this corner look to the right (north) side of the trail
for a path leading through the vegetation to the north (jAltSpryRte).
This is only about 650 feet from the end of the Canyon Overlook
Trail. If you pass this turn you will only be able to get off
course by about 650 feet. Follow the path about 300 feet to where
a beehive shaped rock comes into view. Shortly before reaching the
beehive rock the trail will fork as it gets to some steep rock.
Follow the path to the right (east) then back left to the base of
the beehive rock (wSpryAltRP-01).
Continue around the left (west) side of the beehive rock and stay
high on the ledges to continue north. About 300 feet after the
beehive rock will be a good view north up the long steep slick rock
slope up toward a saddle. To the left of the saddle will be the
East Temple with some hoodoos near the saddle.
Find whatever line works best for you to get up to the saddle at the
top of the slick rock. There are multiple lines that will get you
where you want to go. Staying right (east) seems to be an easier
route but anything works.
As you continue up the slick rock toward the saddle you will have
some large out croppings on your right (east). Near the base of the
reddish out cropping which is the largest one will be a section that
is a bit more level (wSpryAltRP-02).
Continue up the slick rock to get to the saddle (wSpryAltRP-03).
This saddle is about 0.4 miles after leaving the Canyon Overlook
Trail.
Travel down drainage on the other (north) side of the saddle. To
avoid a few down climbs, travel down the worn path on the right
(east) side for about 300 feet.
Almost 700 feet down from the saddle will be a view down to a sandy
wash about 100 feet below. When you are about 100 feet above this
sandy wash is what is marked on the map as the junction to Shelf
Canyon (jShelfCyn).
To continue the route to Spry do not drop down to the sandy wash
area below. Instead turn left (northish) and look for a saddle
about 700 feet away. Travel over to the saddle. About
half way over to the saddle the route crosses over to the right
(north east) side of a drainage (wSpryAltRP-04).
After crossing the drainage travel up the right side to the saddle
about 400 feet away (wSpryAltRP-05). Travel down the ravine to
the north of this saddle to get to the head of Spry Canyon.
Travel down the ravine from here is a mix of sandy dirt and slick
rock with patches of rock and tree debris.
About 200 feet down the ravine from the saddle is a drop and it
appears you are cliffed out at this point. When you reach this
cliff out, turn around and go back up the ravine about 100 feet.
Climb up a slope of sand and bushes on the RDC to get to the head of
a side ravine on the east side of the ravine (wSpryAltRP-06).
The start down this side ravine is VERY steep and is mostly loose
sand. About 100 feet down canyon the ravine levels out. Walk
about 0.3 miles north down the ravine and drainage to the head of
Spry Canyon (ySpryTp).
To continue to Lodge Canyon do not drop down the drainage running to
the west. Instead go north about 0.3 miles walking
through the valley like area, up a wash / drainage to its top out (yLodgeTp).
The Canyon / Technical Section:
From the top out of the ravine (yLodgeTp) there is a good view
north along the route you will be following down Lodge Canyon.
The descent down the other side of the
ravine reminded me of portions of Hidden Canyon
with similar grade, bearing and vegetation.
There are a few down climbs along some slick
rock and a little bush whacking in spots but
easy travel over all.
Once at the bottom, follow the canyon north. The travel
is easy down this deep section. With the steep sides and lots
of vegetation this section has a secluded scenic feel to it. I
especially enjoyed the dense patches of ferns.
About 0.5 miles down canyon from
the top of the pass is the junction to the Mountain of the Sun (jMOS).
The junction to Mountain of the Sun (MOS) is where the canyon
starts to widen a bit and lose the tall tight feeling. There
are lots of places to drop your packs and enjoy a snack before
continuing.
The Side Trips:
In my opinion this route must be done doing 2 side trips from
this location. The technical section of Lodge Canyon is
challenging but very short. Doing this canyon with no side
trips would most likely leave you asking the question, “I did
all that work to get here for that?” Combining the 2 side trips
with this canyon makes for a fun well rounded day and keeps you
from feeling you didn’t get your money’s worth. The 2 side
trips are a hike to MOS and a quick walk over to a cave that
will make you wonder where the air conditioner is hidden. With
that said, on to the side trips.
From the junction to MOS, follow south up a slope along the west
side of the canyon toward Twin Brothers. The slope starts off a
mix of rock and sandy patches and quickly begins to get steeper
and turn to mostly rock. As the slope continues up you will
find there is a drop off on the left (east) into the main canyon
and right (west) into another smaller slot. Soon the drop offs
are big on both sides and it feels like you are walking up the
crest of a dragons back.
About 0.25 miles from the canyon floor is the top of the
dragon’s back (wMOS-RP-1). At the top traverse over to the
right (west) toward MOS. About 200 feet after the traverse is a
wide flat sandy area (wMOS-RP-2) with a view up MOS to the north
west. It is about 0.22 miles to the peak from this spot.
From here we climbed up to the peak of MOS. After looking it
over on the way up and the way down, it is obvious there is more
than one route up to the peak. The route we chose had a few
sketchy sections that may make some people uncomfortable. I am
not sure if the other routes up to the peak are as bad or not.
I am not going to recommend a good route to the peak. If you
stay on the south east side of MOS, you will find multiple
possible routes that may be used to get to the peak. It does
look as though any route you choose will have some steep exposed
sections for only a short distance. Most of it is steep but not
very exposed. It will take some time to navigate up this
section. Our group took over an hour and a half to get to the
peak from the top of the dragons back. Don’t let this scare you
off. If you take your time it should not be hard to get to the
peak up this steep section. The views ARE worth it!!!!!! Plan
to take a few minutes on the peak, for a break and to enjoy the
views. If you have done or plan to do Behunin Canyon, you
should really enjoy the view of that area from the peak.
On the way back down from MOS, stop at the sandy spot before the
traverse. Turn south east and follow the flat sandy area about
0.2 miles to a huge sandstone rock bowl type area (sRockBowl).
This rock bowl is huge and a very cool thing to take time to
look over. If you continue a few hundred feet south east down
the bowl you will get great views down to the road through
Zion.
When you have made it back down to the canyon floor, there is
one more side trip to take. This one is short and well worth
the time if you want to get out of the heat for a minute and see
something cool, literally cool!
From the junction to MOS you will see a side canyon on the west
side of the main canyon you are in. This canyon joins a few
feet down canyon of the junction to mountain of the sun. Travel
about 300 feet up this side canyon to where it dead ends at a
cave. As you approach you can feel the air dropping in
temperature rapidly. When you get to the cave the air
temperature will be about 15°F cooler than in the main canyon.
Sound too good to be true? Check it out, you will be amazed.
After a cool down period in the cave it is time to continue down
the main canyon to complete the route.
Back to The Canyon:
Down canyon from the junction to MOS the canyon stays very
wide, has a mostly sandy bottom and lots of vegetation to
navigate around. The water course winds quite a bit through
here. There are a few trails cutting up and over a banks to get
a more direct route down canyon than following the water course.
About 0.5 miles down canyon from the junction to MOS the canyon
bottom has a wide open section of white sandstone (wLodgeRP-11).
When you see the white sandstone area you are almost to where
you will drop in for the technical fun.
About 300 feet down canyon you should see a deep drainage
forming and dropping on the RDC (east) side of the wash.
Slightly down canyon of the head of this drainage that is
forming (wLodgeRP-2) look for a way to down climb into the
drainage.
Note:
A short portion of the drainage can optionally be bypassed.
Continuing down canyon but up on the LDC rim you can find rap
stations on trees dropping into the canyon a short distance
down. Depending on which spot you drop in at on the side
you may have rap lengths of 160 feet or greater.
After down climbing down into the canyon, will be two down
climbs of about 12 feet each (the first will off a moderate
challenge). Next is a down climb of about 25 feet with
only the last 8 feet being difficult (a hand line for all but
the last may be helpful).
After the 3 down climbs is a drop of about 30 feet down a semi
tight slot which is rap 1.
Rap 1 (dLodgeR1) drops about 35 feet and can be down climbed but
is sketchy near the bottom. All but the last person can be given
a meat anchor to rappel and the last person can down climb if
they feel comfortable with it. To rappel rap 1 an anchor may
need to be built using a choke stone or deadman anchor.
Rap 2 is about 60 feet down canyon of rap 1. Rap 2 is anchored
from 2 bolted chains LDC and drops about 170 feet down a
vertical wall with lots of features all the way down. It is a
good idea to clip a safety line to the anchor as you are setting
up for Rap 2. The slope it is on would make it easy to make a
mistake and slip off. The bottom of Rap 2 is full of soft white
sand.
Rap 3 (dLodgeR2-3) is about 70 feet down canyon of rap 2. Rap 3 drops
about 50 feet total with a vertical section midway down. Rap 3
is anchored RDC from 2 bolt and hangers. The start is a bit
awkward since it drops down a tight section between a boulder
and the canyon wall. This rappel can be down climbed with
moderate difficulty for those who wish to.
Rap 4 is about 50 feet down canyon of rap 3. Rap 4 is
anchored RDC from 2 bolt and hangers about head high. Do Not Go
All The Way Down Rap 4. Looking down from the top you can see a
ledge on the right about 50 feet down. That is where Rap 4
stops. Below the ledge you can see a second set of anchors.
That second set of anchors is not the next rap station. The
drop from the second set of anchors will likely be longer than
the length of rope you brought along!
Rap 4 drops about 50 feet to a ledge on the right (east). Once
on the ledge walk around the corner to the right where you will
find the set of anchors under foot for rap 5.
Rap 5 is anchored from 2 bolt and hangers. Rap 5 drops down a
mostly vertical wall about 200 feet to a narrow ledge in a
slot. There are a lot of pinch points at the top of rap 5 where
the rope can get caught while being pulled from below. The
webbing added to the anchors for the rap ring or rapid should be
left long enough to bypass all those pinch points. This will
make getting on the rap difficult and dangerous.
To keep things safe it may be a good idea to use a second rope
as a safety to lower each person until they are weighted on the
rappel rope. They can then unclip the safety rope and rap
down on their own. The last person will need to get on
rappel without the safety. There are ample foot and hand
holds to use while climbing down to weight the rappel rope but
is much safer if only the last person needs to do this.
Remember to do a test pull before the last person goes down!
Note:
As you drop down rap 5 keep in mind there are a couple of rap stations for rap 6. Continuing
all the way down to the big ledge can be done with a 200 foot
rope if the anchor is extended far enough for rap 5. A
smaller ledge with a bolted anchor station is about 50 feet
above the large ledge and can be used as an intermediate anchor
if needed.
Rap 6 is located a few feet from the bottom of rap 5. Rap 6 is
anchored from 2 bolt and hangers at foot level. Rap 6 drops
about 170 feet, most of which is free hanging and next to a low
flow water fall in a grotto. It is easy to get topes stuck on
this rappel as well. Be sure to do a test pull before the last
person goes down and pay attention to were the ropes lay as you
descend. As far as scenery on a rap, Rap 6 is the one to look
forward to on this route.
The Exit:
After rap 6 hike down canyon to the employee housing area behind
the Zion Lodge (this is why the canyon is known as Lodge and
Employee Canyon). We did not find an easy to follow route out
of the grotto to the lodge, managed to get through the maze
of social trails webbing all over the left (south) side of the
canyon. Find your way over to the main lodge and eventually the
shuttle stop to complete the route.
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Elevations are approximate.
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| Lodge (1) - Standard Approach |
- pkLodgeSpryTP
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21546
W -112.93606
Elev: 5,190 Feet
Park here to start the routes for Lodge or Spry Canyons. There are two spots here that can fit two cars each.
- tLodgeSpry
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21539
W -112.93552
Elev: 5,180 Feet
Trail leaves the road here and starts the route to Spry Canyon, Mountain of the Sun and Lodge Canyon.
- wSpryRP-01
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21667
W -112.93593
Elev: NaN Feet
A set of pot holes in the wash which contrast with the sandy bottom below them.
- wSpryRP-02
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21933
W -112.93710
Elev: NaN Feet
Rock debris in the wash from a rock fall.
- wSpryRP-03
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22315
W -112.93803
Elev: NaN Feet
Climb out of Pine Creek wash on the left (northwest) side of the wash.
- wSpryRP-04
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22388
W -112.93926
Elev: NaN Feet
Top of first steep climb out of Pine Creek. About 600 feet from the bottom of Pine Creek wash.
- wSpryRP-05
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22572
W -112.94210
Elev: NaN Feet
White sandstone slope on right (north) side at the top of one of the ledges. The sandstone layers look like a set of stacked pancakes.
- wSpryRP-06
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22647
W -112.94260
Elev: NaN Feet
Petro glyphs along a wall next to a narrow slot leading north.
- wSpryRP-07
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22667
W -112.94289
Elev: 5,840 Feet
Top of climb up from petro glyphs. From here veer left (west) and route find your way down the steep slope down into a valley like area below.
- wSpryRP-08
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22671
W -112.94434
Elev: 5,940 Feet
Top of the climb up the bowl. From here is a view toward Spry to the south west. Drop down the slpe to teh west into a large valley like area about 0.1 miles away.
- ySpryTp
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22604
W -112.94632
Elev: 5,730 Feet
Top entry for the Spry Canyon route. This is a wide open sandy wash area. Near the top of Spry Canyon. An obvious large drainage joins the wash here from the left (south). The large drainage is where the alternate entry joins the main route.
To continue to Spry Canyon, follow the drainage to the west. To go to Lodge Canyon travel through the valley like area to the north.
- yLodgeTp
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22953
W -112.94745
Elev: 5,850 Feet
Top entry for Lodge Canyon. This is at the top of a pass in a ravine between Twin Brothers and Deertrap Mountain.
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| Lodge (2) - Alternate Approach |
- tCnynOvrLk
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21352
W -112.94056
Elev: 5,150 Feet
Canyon Overlook Trail Head.
- wSpryAltRP-01
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21317
W -112.94439
Elev: NaN Feet
At the base of a rock out crop that looks like a beehive.
- wSpryAltRP-02
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21524
W -112.94523
Elev: NaN Feet
A more level section near the base of the largest out cropping on the ridge. The reddish one not the white one farther up.
- wSpryAltRP-03
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21788
W -112.94492
Elev: 6,105 Feet
Saddle at the top of the ridge with the large out croppings. Looking northwest toward the East Temple are some white hoo doos between here and the base of the East Temple. Follow down the RDC side toward spry to bypass a couple drops just down from the saddle.
- jShelfCyn
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.21936
W -112.94425
Elev: 5,840 Feet
About 100 feet up from a flat sandy wash below. To continue toward Spry Canyon, traverse left (northwest) toward a saddle near the base of the East Temple.
To go to Shelf Canyon, continue down the slope to a flat sandy wash.
- wSpryAltRP-04
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22016
W -112.94457
Elev: NaN Feet
In a shallow ravine leading up to a saddle near the base of the East Temple. Cross the ravine and travel up to the saddle on the right (east) side of the ravine.
- wSpryAltRP-05
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22105
W -112.94521
Elev: 5,980 Feet
Topof a saddle at the base of the East Temple. The ravine down to the north of here leads to the head of Spry Canyon. Travel down from here is a mix of sandy dirt and slick rock with patches of rock and tree debris.
- wSpryAltRP-06
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22163
W -112.94511
Elev: NaN Feet
Top of a side ravine to the main ravine. This is about 100 feet down from the saddle and is not easily seen. About 100 feet down from the saddle you need to climb up RDC through some sand and bushes to the head of this side ravine. If you go beyond this point in the main ravine from the saddle you will find a slickrock dropp off which tells you you have gone too far. If you find that just go back up the ravine and climb up and over RDC to find this spot. The start down this ravine is VERY steep and is mostly loose sand. About 100 feet down canyon the ravine levels out.
- ySpryTp
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22604
W -112.94632
Elev: 5,730 Feet
Top entry for the Spry Canyon route. This is a wide open sandy wash area. Near the top of Spry Canyon. An obvious large drainage joins the wash here from the left (south). The large drainage is where the alternate entry joins the main route.
To continue to Spry Canyon, follow the drainage to the west. To go to Lodge Canyon travel through the valley like area to the north.
- yLodgeTp
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22953
W -112.94745
Elev: 5,850 Feet
Top entry for Lodge Canyon. This is at the top of a pass in a ravine between Twin Brothers and Deertrap Mountain.
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| Lodge (3) - The Canyon and Exit |
- yLodgeTp
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.22953
W -112.94745
Elev: 5,850 Feet
Top entry for Lodge Canyon. This is at the top of a pass in a ravine between Twin Brothers and Deertrap Mountain.
- jMOS
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.23676
W -112.94966
Elev: 5,460 Feet
Junction to go to Mountain of the Sun.
16-MAY-09 8:44:47AM
- wLodgeRP-1
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.24349
W -112.95092
Elev: NaN Feet
Large white sandstone bottom in the wash just before a big drop off.
- wLodgeRP-2
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.24436
W -112.95102
Elev: 5,547 Feet
Down climb into the drainage froming here. Shortly down canyon will be 3 down climbs (12ft, 12ft, and 25 feet) offfering a little challenge in places.
- dLodgeR1
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.24491
W -112.95091
Elev: NaN Feet
Rap 1 - Lodge Canyon. Rap 1 drops about 35 feet and can be down climbed but is sketchy near the bottom. All but the last person can be given a meat anchor to rappel and the last person can down climb if they feel comfortable with it. To rappel rap 1 an anchor may need to be built using a choke stone or deadman anchor.
- dLodgeR2-3
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.24530
W -112.95087
Elev: NaN Feet
Raps 2 and 3 - Lodge Canyon.
Rap 2 anchord LDC from two bolted hangers and drops about 170 feet.
Rap 3 anchord RDC from two bolted hangers, drops about 50 feet and can be down climbed.
- dLodgeR4-6
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.24586
W -112.95096
Elev: 4,960 Feet
Raps 4-6 in Lodge Canyon.
Rap 4 drops about 50 feet to a ledge RDC. Do not continue beyond the ledge!
Rap 5 drops about 200 feet down a mostly vertical wall and is anchored by 2 bolt and hangers.
Rap 6 drops about 170 feet and is mostly free hanging by a low flow water fall. It is anchored from 2 bolt and hangers.
Be sure to do test pulls for raps 5 and 6.
- yLodgeBt
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.24618
W -112.95144
Elev: 4,680 Feet
Bottom exit for Lodge Canyon.
- tLodgeBt
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.25020
W -112.95733
Elev: 4,270 Feet
A drive way leading from the main lodge lawn area to the lodge rooms.
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| Lodge (4) - Side Trip points |
- jMOS
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.23676
W -112.94966
Elev: 5,460 Feet
Junction to go to Mountain of the Sun.
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- wMOS-RP-1
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.23373
W -112.94948
Elev: NaN Feet
Traverse at the top of the dragons back climb. Traverse right (west) toward MOS.
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- sRockBowl
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.23239
W -112.95272
Elev: 5,940 Feet
Huge rock bowl area that is incredible to walk around in and look over. Further south east down the bowl are good views of the Zion Area.
- wMOS-RP-2
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.23395
W -112.95013
Elev: 5,960 Feet
Wide open sandy area after the traverse over from the dragons back.
- pMountOfSun
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.23488
W -112.95342
Elev: 6,700 Feet
Peak of Mountain of the Sun.
- sCoolCave
Lat/Lon (WGS84): N 37.23687
W -112.95036
Elev: 5,545 Feet
Cave a few hundred feet from the main canyon. It is like a huge air conditioner blowing out of this cave constantly.
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