Texas Canyon 

There are many routes and projects in this area that have been put up over the years. Please come forward with any route knowledge, area names, route names etc. -Spider

The name of the road you turn on to get to Texas canyon is Rowher Flats, NOT Rohr Flats.




Cosmic

I just went here for my first time on Sat. Such an awesome place!

Looks like new routes completed this summer on the Temple of Ishtar NW face. Please PM with route names or put them up here yourself.

The road that accesses Texas Canyon is Rush Canyon Road, and is so marked. The sign at the turnoff from Sierra Highway indicates that the road to the left (Rush Canyon Road) leads to the Rowher Flat OHV Area.

Interested in turning over the administration of this area to another more energetic. I just don't get the time to get out there like I should.

I just made some calls to the Bouquet Canyon Ranger District, and they believe this entire area is closed as it's in an environmentally sensitive area. Does anybody have any additional information regarding closure to the climbing area or it being off limits? Is this area strictly enforced?

Currently, Texas Canyon is NOT posted as closed. Hunters, motorcyclists, dog walkers, mountain bikers, and climbers are frequenting the area. The area was closed for 18 months in 2008/2009 due to the Buckweed Fire, which burned over 2000 acres on October 21, 2007, and destroyed the Santa Clara/Mojave Ranger District Headquarters, but if Texas Canyon was closed the gate at Sierra Highway would be locked and the area would be posted.

Knot trying to be a jerk, but how come Mt. Project always tells us to use Helmets.......

I don't own one, never needed one.

But to me its just a personal preference, I dont care if you use one.

Whats next?

You going to tell us what shoes to bring???

And I hope that Ben Chapman dude dosen't get this place closed because of his weak, "me first" ethic. Ben you don't need to put up crappy short climbs anymore, OK. We are growing tired of all the dead plants, chopped holds, poor bolt placements etc. that you do. Please take up bowling or some other "sport" cause you ain't a climber.

Wow, lots and lots of folks out climbing at Texas Canyon today!! Every formation; Hyperion Slab, The Canyon, The Egg, Temple of Ishtar, Tower of Babel, The Diner, and the Pangea Wall, had parties climbing on them. At one point there were 13 cars at the parking area, many with Notices of Non-Compliance adorning their windshields. Awesome weather, with no wind event as predicted, and everyone having a great time.

Guy you can borrow my old helmet, however it does have a huge hole in the top from where a falling rock hit it...

This is a nice local lead area, and while the rock is not of the highest quality the climbing is fun and engaging, plus the scenery is practically unspoiled. Chris Savage had the good taste to make the moderate Hyperion Slab routes nice and run out, which gives them a distinctly non-Sport climb feel and adds to the spice on the easier second pitches - and as such are probably more for people very steady at long run out 5.7 leads.

I have only climbed a few routes here but I would recommend adjusting the quality star rating system because it seems like we're using some other area (a granite area?) as the datum for the quality ratings, for example I would say that Hyperion is at least 3 stars based upon the surrounding climbs, it has good moves between widely spaced bolts plus a cool hanging belay. Anyway MHO.

Ryan I have no problem with the hangers being painted, this way they are the same color, or thereabouts, as the rock. I doubt this practice will get Texas Canyon closed, as it's an environmentally sound practice, and demonstrates a certain level of sensitivity.

It is not graffiti.

Is there any trad climbing or known trad ascents at Texas Canyon?

Can't believe my OP was pulled! I will write on here every day!

Went to Texas Canyon a few days ago, Have not been there in a long time, I was appalled at what I saw, Glued on rocks, Drilled out pockets, Chiseled out cracks, bolted 3rd class slabs, destroyed vegetation, Bolts that were spray painted after installation rock, Full squeeze jobs next to classic routes, Etc... Do we really need another chiseled and glued Echo type pile..

Ben C has lost his mind. I am going to talk with the land managers of Bouquet Canyon/Rowher Flats, This outrageous UN-respectful destruction of a natural resource must stop.

If you pull this post it means MT Project condones Chiseling! And is not a true representative of our Sport..

Please stop pulling my post off! You have no right to..I did not say anything that was not true facts. The truth is hard to take isn't it.
Spider Savage I have a right to speak the truth here..I thought you were a nice guy with some ethics, do you really condone chiseling gluing adding glued holds to the rock? Comment please.

Yes. Please do not chisel or glue on holds.

The rock here is pretty loose. Gluing to the matrix would be a waste.

Also the epoxy writing the rating of the climb is not good.

Some folks think that since the rock is kind of loose and the area trashed by motorcyclists, shooters and other free-for-all land uses, that anything goes. We need to keep this area clean and natural. Taking a fuss between climbers to the land managers is what will get things shut down. Please maintain high standards and respect for public lands.

PS. I do not have edit power on your posts. The owners of the site will sometimes remove slander. Debates are good. Post your words responsibly and they will help.

Since the closure of Williamson Rock many of the crags in and around the Los Angeles Basin have seen an increase in the number of climbers trying to enjoy our sport. My first visit to Texas Canyon was in the mid-1990s and since that time I have noticed many changes, some positive; like many of the newer well protected routes, the upgrading of old unsafe bolts and anchors, an increase in the number climbers enjoying climbing at Texas Canyon, and some negative; noise, litter, fires, erosion, and loss of vegetation. However, what I have not seen or witnessed is chiseling, chipping, gluing, or the wanten destruction of vegetation. Texas Canyon is a fragile and priceless resource that deserves our care and respect. Please be good stewards and don't expect the land managers or others to do it for you/us. As Spider Savage has indicated maintain high ethical standards and show respect for our public lands.
ps. Echo Cliffs was NEVER shutdown or closed. Four routes were voluntarily removed from the south side of the Grotto, but none of the routes in Louie Anderson's guidebook were ever affected. As a result a positive and collaborative relationship has developed with the rangers and the NPS, to include Adopt-a-Crag days at Echo Cliffs.

I remember some guy having graffiti removel beta over on Supertopo. Try a search of the forum. I do know that on City graffiti you can mess up the removel process if you do it wrong the first time around.
Excuse the nitpic, but it's called the "corridor" not the "canyon", regardless what it says on here.

I don't see where Troy calls it a canyon in his Third addition (2004) or the old orange guide. I would doubt Troy has even been there but could be wrong, it's just a guess. I was surprised he included TC in the new edition and when I asked him about it he said he was going to take it out but some guy had, shall I say, "lobbied" him to keep it in. But either way, what does it seem more like to you, a canyon or a corridor?

It looks like we're going to have a semantic argument here. Yes the area,in general, is a canyon, like the canyons you listed, and yes, you are correct that Troy called the area Texas Canyon. I am totally not seeing where this specific sub area of Texas Canyon is called "the canyon" in his guides. Are you going to make me get out a dictionary? Dude, look the words up. Have you ever heard of a "canyon" that you could touch both walls at the same time? I don't know, seems like a corridor to me, but since you bring Spider Savage into this as some kind of legitimizing voice here, WTF makes him the arbitrator of any of this? He can name his routes whatever he wants but I fully can't stand the names he has put on the formations.But for the sake of argument, let's accept his word on this one:

Corridor Submitted By: David Carrera on Feb 12, 2013

Indeed, let's take Spider's word on this one. Take note of the caption, "The Canyon," on this Spider Savage aerial photo.

The Canyon...Spider Savage. Submitted By: Benjamin Chapman on Jun 5, 2013

wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_smallest_canyon_in_the_world

If a pond is a lake... and a stream is a river... then that would make this a canyon, nahh it would still be a corridor. Submitted By: Mitchells on Jun 10, 2013

Touché Mitchells. That is a great photo and the analogies are nearly poetic. We need more positive and erudite contributors like yourself around here. Thank you.