Date: May 13, 2013
Contact: Mark Miller, 435-719-2130
Effective immediately, the following routes or features inside Arches National Park are 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.
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Area
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Route name
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Termination date
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Arches entrance
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The Pickle
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Aug 31, 2013
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Devils Garden, Devil Dog Spire
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Industrial Disease
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Sep 30, 2013
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Garden of Eden, Ham Rock
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Harkened Castle (Dune) (closure applies to entire feature known as Ham Rock)
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Aug 15, 2013
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Highway 191
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Canyonlands by Night
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Aug 31, 2013
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El Second
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The Coup
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Highway 191, Cohn's Wall
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Cohn's Odyssey
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Aug 31, 2013
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Left Route
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Project One
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Project Two
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Klondike Bluffs
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Klondike Bluffs Crack
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Aug 31, 2013
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Klondike Bluffs, The Bouquet
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Route One
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Route Two
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Klondike Bluffs, Marching Men
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Cuddle bunny Tower
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Aug 31, 2013
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False Start
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North Marcher
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Sand Hearse
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Unknown Marching Men
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Highway 128, Goose Island
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Fun Ramp
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Aug 31, 2013
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The Hyena
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Trail of the Navajo
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Highway 128, Milano Tower
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Pop Tarts
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Aug 31, 2013
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Highway 128
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Escape Route
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Windows, Tonka Tower
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Tonka Tower (closure applies to entire feature known as Tonka Tower and feature to the north of Tonka Tower)
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Aug 15, 2013
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