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All Kings Men 
Armed and Dangerous 
Brush Your Teeth Before You Kiss Me 
Bunny Slope 
Capital Punishment 
Cracka ass Cracka 
Diaper Rash 
Direct Start 
Double Exposure 
Feast and Famine 
First Born 
Flakes of Wrath 
G-String 
Giggling Marlin 
Grumpy after Eight 
KGB 
Mangler, The 
Mickey Mouse 
Mondo Freako 
Neptune 
Overbearing Underminer 
Phantom 
Public Hanging 
Public Hanging Direct 
Schizophrenic Boulevard 
Shoot First, Ask Later 
Sir Charles 
Slap & Tickle 
Smokin Guns 
Trinity is My Name 
U.S. Senators Are Space Aliens 
Unknown 
Unknown Dihedral 

Atlantis 


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Submitted By: Orphaned on Jan 30, 2006

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Waterfall at the end of Atlantis. The creek and po...

Description 

Atlantis is found in a deep cleft on the right just past the big tunnel you go through when driving from Superior in the direction of Globe. The rock tends to be less pocketed and more small edges than a lot of areas at Queen Creek. This is one of the few areas that you can climb at near Phoenix in the summer time, if you show up early and switch sides of the canyon with the shade.


Getting There 

Atlantis is reached by parking in a small lot just past the tunnel on the right. It is possible to rap in, but easier to scramble down on the right (BE CAREFUL!!!) on loose ledges to reach the bottom of the canyon and then go left (skiers left) to go into the canyon to the routes.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Atlantis:
First Born   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
Giggling Marlin   5.9     Sport   
Sir Charles   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch   
Grumpy after Eight   5.10a     Sport, 65 feet   
Neptune   5.10a     Sport, 85 feet   
Trinity is My Name   5.10a/b     Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet   
KGB   5.10b     Sport, 80 feet   
Schizophrenic Boulevard   5.10c     Sport, 80 feet   
Feast and Famine   5.10d     Sport, 80 feet   
Direct Start   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Flakes of Wrath   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   
Slap & Tickle   5.11-     Sport, 3 pitches, 250 feet, Grade II   
The Mangler   5.11b     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Smokin Guns   5.11c     Sport, 1 pitch, 45 feet   
Shoot First, Ask Later   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Cracka ass Cracka   5.11d     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
All Kings Men   5.12d     Sport, 1 pitch, 85 feet   
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Crissy near the top of Mondo Freako

Mondo Freako 5.7  AZ : Central Arizona : ... : Atlantis
Short climb up a pocketed face. Nothing particularly special except perhaps a nice easy warm-up route....[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ


Photos of Atlantis Slideshow Add Photo
Me on top of first born at the end of the day during an amazing sunset

Me on top of first born at the end of the day duri...

Atlantis Pools during monsoon weather (July '08)

Atlantis Pools during monsoon weather (July '08)

Pool entering Atlantis- July '08

Pool entering Atlantis- July '08

Water crossing - July '08

Water crossing - July '08

Our little friend at the base of Smoking Guns

Our little friend at the base of Smoking Guns

Stitched panorama showing the heart of Atlantis.  Most routes are in visible area, 'Mondo Freako', 'Unknown 5.6' and 'Mickey Mouse' are ~15 yds off to the right of this.

Stitched panorama showing the heart of Atlantis. ...


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By Ben Beard
From: Superior, AZ
Aug 17, 2010

as of Aug 17, 2010, there is another car at the bottom of Atlantis. White Lexus, no one inside (no blood, nothing). Just above the dam/waterfall.

By Peter Franzen
Administrator
From: Phoenix, AZ
Oct 17, 2011

Lots of rotten rock here, even on the more established routes.

Great place to get out of the sun though!

By drjordan
Nov 30, 2012

I found a wedding ring down here. Anyone have any info?