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Culp Valley

Submitted By: Tavis Ricksecker on Mar 4, 2008
Administrator: Marc Kajut
Elevation: 3,000 feet
Latitude: 33.2162  Longitude: -116.4596 
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Bryan on Throw Up (V4), Culp Valley.


Description 

Seemingly endless granite bouldering in a beautiful desert setting.


Getting There 

Just off the S-22 road, in between Borrego Springs and Ranchita. 3.7 miles east of Ranchita, where the highway makes a large S-curve. Established climbing both north and south of the road.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Culp Valley:
Vector Crack   V0     Boulder, 15 feet   Vector Crack Area : Vector Boulder
Chocoholic   V0     Boulder, 20 feet   Cottonwood Camp : Chocolate Boulder
Coco Crispies   V3     Boulder, 15 feet   Cottonwood Camp : Chocolate Boulder
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Photos of Culp Valley Slideshow Add Photo
Culp Valley, Anza Borrego State Park.

Culp Valley, Anza Borrego State Park.

Bryan on Black Dot (V3), Culp Valley.

Bryan on Black Dot (V3), Culp Valley.

Rough map of the Culp Valley bouldering areas

BETA PHOTO: Rough map of the Culp Valley bouldering areas

Snow at Culp Valley, Anza Borrego SP.

Snow at Culp Valley, Anza Borrego SP.

Bouldering at Culp Valley, Anza Borrego SP.<br /><br />

Bouldering at Culp Valley, Anza Borrego SP.



Bouldering at Culp Valley.<br />

Bouldering at Culp Valley.


Nolina at Culp Valley, Anza Borrego SP. <br />

Nolina at Culp Valley, Anza Borrego SP.


Looking southwest from Culp Valley with the Salton Sea visible in the distance.

Looking southwest from Culp Valley with the Salton...

Just down the road from Ranchita, San Diego County.

Just down the road from Ranchita, San Diego County...

Greased lightning...BITD!

Greased lightning...BITD!

Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa), Anza Borrego SP.

Sand Verbena (Abronia villosa), Anza Borrego SP.

Boulder just over the shoulder of vector crack. Cass pulling into the crux at the start, Colin spotting.

Boulder just over the shoulder of vector crack. Ca...


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By mschlocker
From: San Diego, CA
Apr 26, 2009

I just headed out here yesterday for the first time ever. I'm not much of a boulderer but this area may have changed my mind. Super frictony coarse rock in a great setting. About 1.5 hour drive from San Diego.

By Chris Lansman
Jun 2, 2009

Went this past weekend, boy is getting hot! We had a passing thunderstorm drop rain for about a half an hour to cool things down. The climbing is fantastic, super coarse rock, lots of bumps and knuckles to get your fingers around. The route finding was difficult even with the San Diego climbing guide. I would recommend starting early as it takes a while to find a good set of problems outside of the standouts (vector crack, chocolate..).