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Roadside Rocks Rock Climbing

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Areas in Roadside Rocks

Aviary, The 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Blue Highways 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Bush Dome 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Dihedral Rock 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 11

Found In The Duffle Crag 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Foundry, The 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

Glory Dome 2 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Jam or Slam Rock 4 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Lizard's Hangout 12 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

Lost In The Shuffle Crag 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Milepost, The 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Pep Boys Crag 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Red Burrito 6 / 2 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Road Block, The 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Roadside Rock 4 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Slump Rock 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Summit or Plummet Rock 20 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Swidgeteria, The 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Wall Street 5 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Watts Towers 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

X Factor Dome 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Elevation:	4,216 ft
GPS:	34.021, -116.173 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	M Morley on Mar 21, 2003
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Description

Roadside Rocks lie on the west side of Quail Springs Road between Hidden Valley Campground and Lost Horse. Lost Horse is to the west, the Outback to the east, and Real Hidden Valley to the south. Classics in the area include Coarse and Buggy (5.11b) on Dihedral Rock and the 5.8 Fingertip Traverse of Josh on the Pep Boys Crag.

Getting There

For Slump Rock, The Sand Castle, The Green Room, Three Pile Island, Bite Rock, The Foundry, and JBMF boulders, roll out of bed and walk over from Hidden Valley Campground. Pep Boys, Dihedral, Summit Or Plummet are a 20 minute walk from camp or a very short drive. If you must drive, park along Quail Springs Road at the convenient pullout and berate yourself for being a lazy bastard.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Roadside Rocks

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

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 68 ● Just Another Roadside Attraction Trad Rdside Rock
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c PG13 11 ● Fingertip Traverse Of Josh Trad Pep Boys Crag
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● Indian Wars Trad Blue Highways
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 31 ● Progressive Lizard Trad Lizard's Hangout
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 15 ● Jumar of Flesh Trad Foundry, The
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 13 ● Six-Pack Crack Trad Foundry, The
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 3 ● Shouting Distracts the Agony Trad Blue Highways
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 37 ● Fire or Retire Trad Jam or Slam Rock > Jam or Slam Rock (SW…
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 4 ● Ambush Sport Bush Dome
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 313 ● Coarse and Buggy Trad Dihedral Rock
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 3 ● Thin Line (aka Limp Wristed Faggot) Trad Dihedral Rock
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 24 ● The Sowsuckle Trad Dihedral Rock
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 4 ● Son Volt Arete Sport Foundry, The
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 7 ● Rots O' Rock Trad Dihedral Rock