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Description 

This area has something for everyone. There are good moderate routes on the Rose Tower, Jackrabbit Buttress, and Brownstone Wall. Bigger routes are up at the Rainbow Wall and Cloud Tower.


Getting There 

The climbs in this area are most often approached from the Pine Creek parking lot. Follow the trail toward Pine Creek Canyon. Near the the mouth of the canyon, turn left (south) in the vicinity of the old homestead foundation. Cross the year-round stream and follow the trail up one long switchback to the rolling terrain along the base of the hillside. Climbs in the Rose Tower area depart westward fairly soon, but the trail continues all the way to the Juniper Canyon streambed for access to the Brownstone Wall and Rainbow Wall. Crimson Chrysalis and the Ginger Buttress are reached by crossing the streambed and climbing the steep hillside to the south.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Juniper Canyon:
Geronimo   5.6     Trad, 4 pitches, Grade II   Jackrabbit Buttress
MysterZ   5.7     Trad, 7 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   Jackrabbit Buttress
Olive Oil   5.7     Trad, 7 pitches, 200 feet   Rose Tower
Black Dagger   5.7+ PG13     Trad, 6 pitches, 800 feet, Grade III   Brownstone Wall
Spare Rib   5.8     Trad, 4 pitches, 300 feet   Cloud Tower
Cat Scratch Fever   5.8     Trad, 6 pitches, 700 feet, Grade III   Brownstone Wall
Crimson Chrysalis   5.8+     Trad, 9 pitches, 1000 feet   Cloud Tower
Birdhunter Buttress   5.9     Trad, 9 pitches, 1000 feet, Grade III   The Rainbow Wall
Armatron   5.9     Trad, 4 pitches, 500 feet   Brownstone Wall
Ginger Cracks   5.9     Trad, 7 pitches, 900 feet, Grade III   Ginger Buttress
Arms Reduction   5.9+     Trad, 2 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II   Brownstone Wall
The Nightcrawler   5.10b     Trad, Sport, 5 pitches, 550 feet, Grade II   Brownstone Wall
Power Failure   5.10     Trad, Sport, 3 pitches, 450 feet, Grade II   Ginger Buttress
Unimpeachable Groping   5.10+     Sport, 7 pitches, 760 feet, Grade III   Ginger Buttress
Juggernaut   5.10c/d     Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet   Jackrabbit Buttress
Cloud Tower   5.12-     Trad, 6 pitches, 810 feet, Grade IV   Cloud Tower
The Original Route   5.12     Trad, 14 pitches, 1000 feet   The Rainbow Wall
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Just say no to crack, especially if it's wide.  Jared Coburn cuts right on the first pitch.

Crimson Chrysalis 5.8+  NV : Red Rock : ... : Cloud Tower
This super classic of Red Rock Canyon NCA has a little bit of everything; cracks, face, big pro, small pro and is nine pitches long. The route is at the mouth of Juniper Canyon. The access is the same for Olive Oil, but Crimson is located on the Cloud Tower, which can be identified by a pinkish tower capped by a red top. The Cloud Tower is located on the north facing side of Juniper Canyon. As you approach the mouth of Juniper you'll se...[more]   Browse More Classics in NV


Photos of Juniper Canyon Slideshow Add Photo
Juniper Canyon early in the AM.

Juniper Canyon early in the AM.

Juniper Canyon

BETA PHOTO: Juniper Canyon

But I was gonna climb Crimson Chrysalis today...

But I was gonna climb Crimson Chrysalis today...

Some of the key landmarks in the Juniper Canyon area.

BETA PHOTO: Some of the key landmarks in the Juniper Canyon ar...

Juniper Canyon, November 2008.<br /><br />

Juniper Canyon, November 2008.



The Juniper canyon area

The Juniper canyon area

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Gunsight Notch

Rainbow Mountain

Rainbow Mountain