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Black Rocks Climbing
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| Elevation: | 3,244 ft | 989 m |
| GPS: |
37.155, -113.6072 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
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| Page Views: | 163,880 total · 661/month | |
| Shared By: | Guy H. on Oct 28, 2004 · Updates | |
| Admins: | Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane |
Access Issue: Closed March 15 through June 30
Details
Black Rocks is in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve redcliffsdesertreserve.com/. No climbing is allowed at Black Rocks from March 15 through June 30 in order to provide an undisturbed environment for Desert Tortoise en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gophe… mating.
In addition, all pets in the Reserve must be kept on a leash at all times.
Description
These short, black, basalt walls are located very close to town. A warm micro environment on otherwise cold, sunny, winter days, the area is quite popular.
The area was developed with bolted sport lines in the mid-nineties by Tupper and Goss, but trad lines were done as early as the late eighties by Olvesky.
The routes are easily divided into a southeast-facing Sunny Side and a northwest-facing Shady Side.
The majority of the routes on the Sunny Side are in the 5.8 to 5.10 range. The Shady Side routes range from 5.8 to 5.13, with the largest number in the 5.10 range.
This is a great place after a big rain when all of the area's sandstone is wet, and when it is cold out.
The area was developed with bolted sport lines in the mid-nineties by Tupper and Goss, but trad lines were done as early as the late eighties by Olvesky.
The routes are easily divided into a southeast-facing Sunny Side and a northwest-facing Shady Side.
The majority of the routes on the Sunny Side are in the 5.8 to 5.10 range. The Shady Side routes range from 5.8 to 5.13, with the largest number in the 5.10 range.
This is a great place after a big rain when all of the area's sandstone is wet, and when it is cold out.
Getting There
From downtown Saint George, drive north on Bluff Street (don't turn left towards Santa Clara). Drive approximately 1.5 miles past the turn to Snow Canyon State Park, passing the parking area for the Chuckawalla trailhead on the left.
Park here and walk north on the bike trail 110 yards, then branch left onto the well-defined canyon trail. The trail crosses a fence with a tortoise barrier.
Classic Climbing Routes at Black Rocks
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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