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Lost Horse Area


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Submitted By: Mike Morley on Jun 14, 2002
Administrators: C Miller, Adam Stackhouse
Latitude: 34.0213  Longitude: -116.1793 
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Browning leading Poodles are People Too.


Description 

The Lost Horse Area covers popular rocks including The Lost Horse Wall, Hemingway Buttress, Dairy Queen Wall, Freeway Wall, Shorter Wall, Tiny Tots, Atlantis, and others. Count on crowds at popular areas such as DQ, Hemingway, and Lost Horse Wall. Shorter Wall and Atlantis are popular with larger groups due to the high density of moderates. The South Side of Lost Horse Wall boasts some of the longer routes in the Park including classics Dappled Mare and Bird on a Wire (not to be confused with 'Bird of Fire' - that's in a completely different area!).


Getting There 

Lost Horse is located between Quail Springs (Trashcan Rock) and Hidden Valley Campground on the south side of Quail Springs Road. Approach via the designated Hemingway parking area along Quail Springs Road for the following rocks: DQ, IRS, Copenhagen, Hemingway. Approach along the dirt road to Lost Horse Ranger Station (several pullouts, but limited parking) for the following: Freeway Wall, Tiny Tots, Rock Garden, Shorter Wall, Lost Horse, and Atlantis.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lost Horse Area:
Aiguille de Joshua Tree (aka The Finger Of Hercules)   5.6 X     Trad, 1 pitch, 30 feet   Aiguille de Joshua Tree
Mr. Misty Kiss   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Dairy Queen Wall : Dairy Queen Wall - Right Si...
Frosty Cone   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Dairy Queen Wall : Dairy Queen Wall - Right Si...
The Swift   5.7     Trad, 3 pitches, 400 feet   Lost Horse Wall
Double Dogleg   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Rock Garden Valley : Rock Garden Valley - Left S...
White Lightning   5.7     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa...
Dappled Mare   5.8     Trad, 4 pitches, 300 feet   Lost Horse Wall
Cakewalk   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch, 90 feet   Freeway Wall
Young Lust   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Rock Garden Valley : Rock Garden Valley - Left S...
Overseer   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa...
Rock Candy   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Rock Garden Valley : Rock Garden Valley - Left S...
Prepackaged   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa...
Bird on a Wire   5.10a     Trad, 3 pitches, 230 feet   Lost Horse Wall
Tax Man   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 100 feet   IRS Wall
Head Over Heals   5.10a     Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet   Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa...
Poodles Are People Too   5.10b     Trad, 1 pitch, 120 feet   Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa...
Imaginary Voyage   5.10d     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Imaginary Voyage Formation
Alf's Arete   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   IRS Wall
Pat Adams Dihedral   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Dairy Queen Wall : Dairy Queen Wall - Left Sid...
Scary Poodles   5.11b     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   Hemingway Buttress : Hemingway Buttress (East Fa...
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David getting ready to turn the roof on the sustained PA's dihedral.

Pat Adams Dihedral 5.11b  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Dairy Queen Wall - Left Sid...
This is another neglected classic which is found on the left side of the Dairy Queen Wall. Once at the base of the cliff climb the excellent Leap Year Flake (5.7) or Leap Erickson (5.10b) as an approach pitch. Once atop these routes you'll be under a large overhang capping a right facing corner which is the route.The undercling/layback just off the start is the crux, and after the first 30 feet of climbing, ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA


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dairy queen wall and hemingway buttress from the hemingway parking lot

BETA PHOTO: dairy queen wall and hemingway buttress from the h...

Panorama, looking west from Hemingway

Panorama, looking west from Hemingway

Another trailside problem

BETA PHOTO: Another trailside problem

Dairy Queen Wall, Left and right from the top of Playhouse Rock.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Dairy Queen Wall, Left and right from the top of P...

Cool looking rocks at Lost Horse.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Cool looking rocks at Lost Horse.
Photo by Blitzo.


Lost Horse Ranger Station Area.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Lost Horse Ranger Station Area.
Photo by Blitzo.


Moonrise at Lost Horse.<br />Photo by Blitzo.

Moonrise at Lost Horse.
Photo by Blitzo.


Flowering Yucca near Lost Horse Road, JTNP.

Flowering Yucca near Lost Horse Road, JTNP.

Yucca bloom detail, Joshua Tree NP.

Yucca bloom detail, Joshua Tree NP.

Butterfly and Desert Dandelion, JTNP.

Butterfly and Desert Dandelion, JTNP.

Bee and Beavertail cactus flower, Joshua Tree.

Bee and Beavertail cactus flower, Joshua Tree.

<a href='/v/california/joshua_tree_national_park/lost_horse_area/105720974'>Playhouse Rock</a>

BETA PHOTO: Playhouse Rock

Banana Cracks Formation

Banana Cracks Formation

Freeway Wall<br />

Freeway Wall


Copenhagen Wall

Copenhagen Wall

Creature Comforts Wall, Joshua Tree NP.

BETA PHOTO: Creature Comforts Wall, Joshua Tree NP.