This small crag was formerly part of the Bastille, until a road was built though it long ago... The crag lacks the good rock of the lower part of the [Bastille] and is generally more in [character with the] upper section, above the [Bastille] walkoff. The routes on is are short and mostly face...the West, where they get afternoon sun. [There] are no "must do's" on this crag, but maybe gets a few visits from the climbers on the obscure tour. In reality, I have never seen another [soul] on it- perhaps due to the difficulty in discerning one line from another for lack of a better discription or topo in the local guide books. That's too bad, because it would be a decent place to throw a group of top-ropes down for a group, given someone had the skill to set ropes on gear or [on large] slung blocks... You can walk off to the south from [the] summit, then back down to the base to the east or west (west Pref.)
Getting There
Approach via the Rattlesnake Gulch/Fowler Trail, or up the Bastille's West side, or best of all, from the well-traveled Bastille scramble-off pitch, which dumps you 20 feet from the North-toe of the Petite Bastille. Time will be ~10 min for the approach trails. Most of the routes go up from the talus slope along the base to the West.
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