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Echo Rock Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Echo Rock Area

Anasazi Wall 6 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Aussie Snack Foods Wall 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Big Hunk 17 / 15 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 35

Cuckoo's Nest, The 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Echo Cove 76 / 8 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 99

Echo Rock 69 / 8 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 86

Idyllwild Dome 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Little Hunk 53 / 15 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 76

Little Rock Candy Mountain 19 / 2 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 26

Lost Mule Wall 17 / 0 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Mounds 3 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Pixar Wall Area 5 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 8

Reverberation Rocks 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Rusty Wall 6 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Sandworm Rock 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Shade Structure, The 5 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Shorty Crag Area 7 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Snickers 28 / 8 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 38

Touch and Go Face 7 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Elevation:	4,200 ft
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Description

The Echo Rock Area sees a lot of climber-days. This is not only because it's right there next to Hidden Valley, but because it has a lot of good climbing! It features a number of moderate and classic lines, but it also provides easy access (read: short approaches). A good assortment of face and crack climbs make this one of the most popular areas in the park. Although there is a singular Echo Rock, the entire area, made up of several formations and granite corridors, is usually referred to by the same name. Very much worth a visit.

Getting There

The Echo Rock Area lies just northeast of the Hidden Valley Campground (Intersection Rock) area. There should be parking available next to the westernmost Echo formation. There have been problems in this area with braided trails. Please try to stick to designated (signed) climbers trails to mitigate this damage.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Echo Rock Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 417 ● Double Dip Trad Echo Rock > Echo Rock - W Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 543 ● Stichter Quits Trad Echo Rock > Echo Rock - W Face
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 136 ● Funny Bone Trad Snickers > Snickers - N Face
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 161 ● Bambi Meets Godzilla Trad Echo Rock > Echo Rock - E Face > Echo Rock - E Face (L…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 645 ● Pope's Crack Trad Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 762 ● Touch and Go Trad Touch & Go Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 91 ● Norwegian Wood Trad Snickers > Snickers - N Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 343 ● Heart and Sole Trad Echo Rock > Echo Rock - W Face
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 111 ● Pope's Crack, Direct Finish Trad Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 152 ● EBGB's Trad Echo Rock > EBGB Block Area
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 85 ● Swept Away Trad 2 pitches Echo Rock > Echo Rock - S Face
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 339 ● O'Kelley's Crack Trad Rusty Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c R 224 ● Big Moe Trad Echo Cove > Echo Cove - S Side
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 76 ● Crime of the Century Trad Snickers > Snickers - N Face
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 245 ● Wangerbanger Trad Rusty Wall