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Lucerne Limestone 


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Elevation: 3,000'
Lat, Long: 34.5166, -116.9926 Map
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Administrators: M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson
Submitted By: Rough on Mar 1, 2009

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Description 

A line of what is mostly a SoCal anomally, aka Limestone. While there aren't any caves, the rock is featured with feldspar bands, blocky edges, and pockets. This area is off the beaten path, though easy to get to, and does not see a lot of traffic due to it's relative proximity to the nearby New Jack City. For those who don't like crowds, I would suggest stopping by to check the place out.

One of the, if not the, warmest area in the general So Cal High Desert area surrounding Barstow / Victorville. The cliff faces due south. It can be windy, but on cold days the areas is perfect.


Getting There 

Drive east on Hwy 18 from Victorville, turn left onto Rabbit Springs Rd., turn left onto Kendall Rd., which immediately turns into Cove Rd., follow this till a "Y" and make a right hand turn. Follow the road till it curves left and you will see a dirt road heading straight towards a large dirt hill. Take the right fork onto the dirt road and drive straight to a parking area at the base of the hill. The climbing area is up on the hill directly above the limestone mine, about a 10 minute walk.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Lucerne Limestone:
Wind Tunnel   5.6     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Easter Island   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Limestone Louie   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 30 feet   Main Wall : Moderate Crag
Shoe Fly   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Slut Buckets   5.8     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Bloody Knuckles   5.9     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Main Wall : Moderate Crag
Local Wisdom   5.10a     Sport, 2 pitches, 100 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Tastes Like Chicken   5.10a     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Fortune Cookie   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Ancient Chinese Secret   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
Dope Ass Fly   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet   Main Wall : Main Wall
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Photos of Lucerne Limestone Slideshow Add Photo
Jpg of PDF topo

BETA PHOTO: Jpg of PDF topo

Lucerne Valley-morning. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Lucerne Valley-morning.
Photo by Blitzo.


Merry Christmoose-a decorated Moose on Hwy 247 in Lucerne Valley. <br />Photo by Blitzo.

Merry Christmoose-a decorated Moose on Hwy 247 in ...

the bottom of the hill where you can park

BETA PHOTO: the bottom of the hill where you can park

Parking Beta Shot

BETA PHOTO: Parking Beta Shot

Panorama Area Shot

BETA PHOTO: Panorama Area Shot

Iggy, one of three very fat Chuckwalla's seen sunnin' it.

Iggy, one of three very fat Chuckwalla's seen sunn...

Spring Blooms

Spring Blooms


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By Rough
Mar 1, 2009

Feel free to email me at Roughit3@aol.com for a free pdf topo of the entire area.

By mursick
Mar 26, 2009

I just spent the day climbing yesterday, and thought I'd mention the fact that people climbing here are doing a terrible job of cleaning up after themselves! We got there at about noon and someone just left the area, and it was a mess! So remember that most of us enjoy the outdoors for its natural beauty. So if you can't clean up after yourselves maybe this would be the perfect opportunity to invite your wife to go climbing. If she doesn't want to join you climbing at least she can clean up after you just like she does at home!

By adam paz
Apr 14, 2012

Here are the actual gps coordinates. 34.516570 -116.992649 the ones on this site are well how would you say not that acurate by a long shot Prob two miles off. And if you are a gadget person and use that frequently it can be frustrating when they don't work and it should get you within 30 feet

By susan peplow
From: Joshua Tree
Apr 10, 2013

Access from Hwy 247 aka Barstow Rd:

Take 247 north towards the town of Barstow from Hwy 18 split
Shortly after the school make a left-hand turn on a well marked paved road "Rabbit Springs"
Follow Rabbit Springs Rd, west until you dead-end at Kendall
Turn right (north) on Kendall and follow as it wanders around and turns into Cove
Continue on Cove until it makes a right hand turn onto a dirt road
Continue on Cove as it changes name into Vernada - follow until end

Parking Area
Parking Area
Submitted By: susan peplow on Apr 10, 2013