Mountain Project: Climbing High Desert

A sport climbing area of metamorphic basalt. The climbs range from 5.6 to 5.13. This is a high desert area...arid and hot most of the time. Quality climbs on very interesting rock.

Getting There

Heading south from Barstow on Hwy 247 (Barstow Rd.), turn right on the dirt road at mile marker 63.0. Follow this road for 0.9 miles, where the road forks at a BLM kiosk. Bear left at the kiosk, and follow the road more-or-less straight ahead for 0.6 miles until the road dead ends at the main parking area. The maintained trail from this parking area that crosses the fence leads directly to Raven Rock

The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for New Jack City:

Cool Enough - 5.8 Sport, 70 feet Boy Scout Wall

Route 66 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet Raven Rocks South

Reaching Rayane - 5.9 Sport, 70 feet Boy Scout Wall

Welcome to NJC 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet Raven Rocks West (Warm-up W...

Holey Moley 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet Raven Rocks North Face "Pow...

Espresso 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet Raven Rocks North Face "Pow...

The Scene Is Not For Sale 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet Crossfire Crag

Fantasia 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 95 feet Fantasy Island

Hole In One 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 95 feet Fairway

Candy O 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 68 feet Raven Rocks South

Face To Face 5.11d Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet Fairway

King Of All Media 5.11d Sport, 1 pitch, 35 feet Hidden Wall (aka The Meat L...

Crossfire 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet Crossfire Crag

Freakshow 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet Fairway

Double Kneebar Ranch 5.12b/c Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet Crossfire Crag

You Don't Know Jack 5.12c Sport, 1 pitch Raven Rocks North Face "Pow...

Lethal Weapon 5.12c/d Sport Lethal Rock

Ride The Wild 5.12d Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet Arch Rocks

The Travesty 5.13a Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet Arch Rocks

The Action 5.13a Sport The Watchtower

Photos of New Jack City

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BETA PHOTO: Looking down on the parking area from the Twin Tow...	Tom on Evil Offspring (5.12b/c).	Evening light at New Jack City.
BETA PHOTO: Looking south, at the better part of the canyon, f...	Looking out from Raven Rocks area across parking a...	New Jack City. Photo by Blitzo.
BETA PHOTO: New Jack City	Wowie Zowie! Photo by Blitzo.	Jay Tanzman redpointing Lethal Weapon. Photo by Hi...
Jay on Carnival in Hell (11c). PHOTO BY HILLARY DA...	New Jack art. Photo by Blitzo.	Some easy soloing by Crossfire Crag...
Beautiful day out at New Jack...	New Jack City skyline at dusk.	New Jack City rock detail.
The new, deluxe, pinching station. Photo by Blitzo...	New Jack City. Photo by Blitzo,	New Jack City. Photo by Blitzo.
New Jack City. Photo by Blitzo.	Moonrise. Photo by Blitzo.	Bryan enjoying the sweet moves on Candy O (5.11b),...

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By Will S
Dec 16, 2006

Elevation is actually about 3700ft. GPS coordinates 34.6663�N, 116.9784�W (NAD83/WGS84)

By susan peplow
From: Phx J-Tree
Dec 16, 2006

Any rumor that 4x4 may be required is completely untrue. Grandpa's old low rider sedan would make it back there no trouble.

Easily seen from 247 off to the west with black rocks littering the hillside. Much better than expected with interesting rock.

~Susan

By C Miller
Administrator
Jan 5, 2007

Make sure and check out the classic Slash X Cafe while in the area - good food and an interesting atmosphere. It's located a few miles to the north (towards Barstow), on the west side of Barstow Road.

By Francis Baker (fran)
From: Las Vegas,NV
Feb 7, 2007

I Love what you all did with this! Thank you very much!!!

By Locker
Feb 21, 2007

New Jack City is a really great place to climb...

tons of stuff for ALL levels to boot!!!...

I give it four Gri Gri's out of five...

By Blitzo
Feb 22, 2007

The rock is very groovy!

By John Hegyes
From: Las Vegas, NV
Mar 12, 2007

Hi, does anyone know of any guidebooks for New Jack? And can you camp amongst the crags? Thanks for the info.

By Blitzo
Mar 12, 2007

You can camp there. It's in the Rock Climbs of Southern California guide, or whatever it's called.

By Art Morimitsu
Administrator
From: Huntington Beach, Ca
Mar 12, 2007

Southern California Sport Climbing 3rd edition contains most but not all the routes for NJC. Buyer beware, some of the information is inaccurate and there are some mistakes in it.

By jackii
Nov 10, 2009

anyone know the name of the formation where you can camp by where the toilet is?

there are 4 or s routes on teh front side and a mixed route we found around the corner

thanks

By Art Morimitsu
Administrator
From: Huntington Beach, Ca
Nov 11, 2009

I believe that's the White Face wall

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