Artist Canyon

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Difficulty:3A II (v4a1 III)
Raps:‌2-3, max ↨160ft
Metric
Overall:2.5h ⟷2.6mi
Approach:20min ⟷0.3mi ↓110ft
Descent:50min ⟷0.2mi ↓375ft
Exit:1.5h ⟷2.2mi ↑725ft
Shuttle:Required
Vehicle:Passenger
Rock type:Sandstone
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Introduction

Artist Canyon holds a quick series of downclimbs and decent rappels. The longer return hike is the only downside.

Artist does not have any of the typical awkward starts found in many of the other Colorado National Monument canyons.

Approach

Leave a shuttle vehicle at the Upper Monument Canyon Trailhead.

Drive to Artist's Point or park along the road just beyond Artist Canyon, then hike along Monumnent Rd at least a third of a mile before entering the canyon on DCL.

Descent

bypass a 15' dryfall at the end of a carved drainage flume

DC: 10' or R: 30'

R1: 75' from a tree DCR

DC: 5'

DC: 20' on a lower angle ramp

R2: 160' from a tree near the edge DCR into the bowl below this headwall

Exit

After the last rappel, boulder hop for a thousand feet, then push through the overgrowth in the drainage for another third of a mile until the drainage opens up.

Follow the wash a half mile to intersect the Monument Canyon Trail heading West.

The elevation gain on the Monument Canyon Trail back to the Upper Monument Canyon Trailhead occurs at a comfortable grade on a nicely maintained trail and seemed to go by quickly.

Red tape

A National Park's pass or a Colorado National Monument entrance fee is required

Beta sites

Trip reports and media

June 2019 YouTube Video

March 2025 descended and beta added. Ira Lewis, Wayne Herrick

Background

Credits

Information provided by automated processes. KML map by (unknown). Main photo by (unknown). Authors are listed in chronological order.

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