Echo Cove - North Side  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,200' Page Views:  15,258. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Mark J. Nelson on Nov 5, 2002 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

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Description 

Echo Cove has a mix of bolted face and traditional cracks. The access is easy, the climbing is good, and the crowds are heavy. Lots of opportunity for toproping.

Bartlett describes this area as "North Echo Cove Rock - South Face."

Routes listed from left to right:

Fun with a Gun (5.8)
Fun Stuff (5.8)
Echo Buttress (5.10b TR)
Raging Intensity (5.8)
Chute Up (5.2)
The Sound of One Shoe Tapping (5.8)
W. A. C. (5.8)
Helix (5.2)
Pepasan (5.9)
Helium (5.10b)

An easy gully between and then

Battle of Britain (aka Penelope Street) (5.10b)
R. A. F. (5.9)
Swing Low (5.7)
Pinky Lee (5.10d)
Pigs on the Wing (5.11b)
Porky Pig (5.11b TR)
Hot Knife (5.10a)
Tofu the Dwarf (5.9)
Palm-U-Granite (5.7)
Hang Ten (5.9)
Santa's Little Helpers (5.10d)
Another Swain Solo (5.7)
Alien Life Form Arete (5.11a R)

Getting There 

Drive past the Hidden Valley Campground, turn left at the sign for the Desert Queen Ranch, and park in the obvious, large lot on the right. Alternatively, drive past that lot and park in the pullout on the west end of the cove. Either follow the wash towards Echo Rock proper and scramble over boulders into the east end of the Cove, or (preferred) just walk into the west end.

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Hot Knife 5.10a  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Echo Cove - North Side

This short route has a weird but fun lieback crux near the start. The crux is unprotected, but near the ground; the climb could be soloed....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: Fun Stuff (left) to Pepason (right). Copyright 200...	BETA PHOTO: RAF (left) to Hot Knife (right). Copyright 2003, b...	BETA PHOTO: Echo Cove-North. Photo by Blitzo.
A fun day of top-roping in Echo Cove. The climber...	BETA PHOTO: Palm-U-Granite (L) and Hang Ten (R)	BETA PHOTO: Photo/topo for Echo Cove - North Side, Joshua Tree...
BETA PHOTO: Photo/topo for Echo Cove - North Side, Joshua Tree...	Climber rapping off a route left and behind the Be...	Playing around
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