Lantern Hill Route Guide
Below are the most commonly done routes at Lantern Hill.
Orange 5.6, Red 5.8
Orange diagonal 5.9, Yellow face 5.10a, Red arete 5.8
Red diagonal 5.9, Blue face 5.10+, Yellow off-width 5.8
Routes
The cliffs are about 50 feet in height. The white quartzite offers
clean, juggy, vertical to slightly overhanging routes. All the climbing is concentrated on
the cliffs on the southwest side of the hill. There are large (80 ft) cliffs
on the northeast side but they see little activity and are lichen covered.
There are commonly climbed routes but I don't know of any "official"
names or grading. Most of my information is from locals who climb there.
See the route guide below.
Protection
Bring extra long webbing or a static rope to set up top rope anchors. There is one route (5.6)
on the left side that can be led with decent pro.
Access
This is on private land owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. You
climb there due to their good will. Please be respectful of that.
Orange diagonal 5.9, Yellow face 5.10a, Red arete 5.8
Red diagonal 5.9, Blue face 5.10+, Yellow off-width 5.8