High Desert

Granite Mountains. Photo by Blitzo.

Description 

This is the large region of southeastern California. There are several places with climbable rock. The area is vast and places can be remote. The desert is a harsh place; bring lots of water and an adventurous spirit. Areas of interest are: Apple Valley, Granite Pass, Sawtooth Canyon (aka New Jack City) and Teutonia Peak.

Getting There 

Most areas are accessed from Interstate 15.

Featured Route For High Desert

The Travesty 5.13a  CA : High Desert : New Jack City

Steep climbing. Start inside the arch and climb the arch. Monos, long reaches, slaps, underclings, kneebars, powerfull and pumpy. Great route though short....[more]

Add Photo Photos of High Desert

Early evening at Margheritaville.	Mojave Desert. Photo by Blitzo.	Desert Gold Poppy. Photo by Blitzo.
Desert Chicory. Photo by Blitzo.	Desert Mallow. Photo by Blitzo.	Bee on Bladderpod. Photo by Blitzo.
Desert Lily. Photo by Blitzo.	Tarantula Wasp. Photo by Blitzo.	Desert Lightning. Photo by Blitzo.
Death Valley Phacelia. Photo by Blitzo.	Desert Wash. Photo by Blitzo.	Lucerne Valley-morning. Photo by Blitzo.
Rainbow near Amboy. Photo by Blitzo.	Desert sunset. Photo by Blitzo.	Granite Mountains-storm. Photo by Blitzo.
Desert Five Spot. Photo by Blitzo.	Boulder-Granite Mountains. Photo by Blitzo.	Sunset at Margheritaville.
Desert storm. Photo by Blitzo.	Desert moon. Photo by Blitzo.	Alone in the desert. Photo by Blitzo.
Climbing somewhere out there in the desert. Photo ...	Another desert sunrise. Photo by Blitzo.	Another climb, somewhere in the desert. Photo by B...
High Desert scenery.	Lots of old mining equiment can still be found in ...	Crags of the Granite Mts.
Merry Christmoose-a decorated Moose on Hwy 247 in ...	John Marinovich slabbin' it at the granites in the...	Somewhere in the High Desert. Photo by Blitzo.
Morning light and Joshua Trees, Mojave National Pr...	The world's tallest thermometer (Baker, CA).	Common Jack rabbit. Photo by Blitzo.
Climbing at Ghost Rd. Photo by Blitzo.	n00b	Giant Rock. Photo by Blitzo.
Climbing at Ghost Rd. Photo by Blitzo.	High Desert boulders. Pro to 3/4".	Apollo Valley - 3x 34m Beam Wave Guide antennas.
Goldstone Mars Station 70m dish.	Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. March 2008	New Jack City. Photo by Blitzo,
New Jack City. Photo by Blitzo.