The following climbing route in Arches National Park is again open to rock climbing:
Harkonnen Castle (Dune), located on Ham Rock in the Garden of Eden area of the park.
The following routes or features inside Arches National Park remain closed to rock climbing to protect sensitive wildlife species in accordance with the authority of Title 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 1, Section 1.5(a)(1).
These closures will remain in effect through the end of the termination date specified below, or until surveys determine associated habitats to be unoccupied by nesting raptors and/or lambing desert bighorn sheep. If surveys determine habitats to be unoccupied by sensitive wildlife, further notice will be given to update the list of temporarily closed climbing routes.
Area
Route name
Termination date
Highway 191
Canyonlands by Night
Aug 31, 2013
El Second
The Coup
Klondike Bluffs
Klondike Bluffs Crack
Aug 31, 2013
Klondike Bluffs, The Bouquet
Route One
Route Two
Highway 128, Goose Island
Fun Ramp
Aug 31, 2013
The Hyena
Trail of the Navajo
Highway 128, Milano Tower
Pop Tarts
Aug 31, 2013
Highway 128
Escape Route
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
