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Peak Mountain 3

Elephant Butte (Elephant Head Route)

FA Brian Povolny, Todd Gordon, Dec., 1983
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Description

Climb (5.9) up to a hand section, cut right (hands again), and go around a corner (5.10a) to an O Wth (5.9) and the belay below and to the right of the elephant's trunk. Climb up a 5.5 low angle chimney to the elephants trunk, and cut left to the left side of the trunk (5.7) and up to a belay. Pitch 3; 5.5 easy rotten rock to the summit.

Location

Behind Lucky Strike Spire, and in front of Black Mesa, on the high plateau behind Chinle Hospital, Chinle, Arizona

Protection

There are two bolted anchors, two fixed nuts, an one fixed pin. Take a couple sets of cams. Rap the route.