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Cyclops Rock Rock Climbing

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Routes in Cyclops Rock

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	Are We Ourselves T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Aye, Aye T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Business Trip T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Carolyn's Rump T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Circe T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Circe Direct T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dino Damage T 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Eye, The T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Foul Fowl T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Fractured Fissure T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Goldilocks T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Gray Cell Green S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	I, The T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Leader's Fright T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Little Red Riding Hood TR 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	New Year's Day T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Odysseus' Shuffle T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Official Route of the 1984 Olympics, The T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13
	Overnight Sensation T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Oversight T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Penelope's Walk T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Slim Jim TR 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Spaghetti & Chili T 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Stairway to Heaven TR 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Surface Tension T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Telegram for Mongo T 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
	Thin Red Line T 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b R
	Ulysses' Bivouac T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c

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Access Issue: Climbing Regulations/Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

The Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent's Compendium states that:
1. Vegetation is not allowed to be used as an anchor.
2. Only neutral or rock colored bolt hangers are allowed.

For a complete list of climbing rules and closures visit:
nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/…

Description

Sitting just east of HVCG, Cyclops Rock is primarily known for The Eye While rated 5.1 in Vogel's Climbing Guide, it is probably more like 5.4. Several bouldering problems lie in the area, including the V3 crack Pigpen

Getting There

The flat-topped Cyclops Rock is due east of Intersection Rock and identified by the prominent "Eye".

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cyclops Rock

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

5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 916 ● The Eye Trad
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 35 ● Circe Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 188 ● Spaghetti & Chili Trad
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 4 ● The I Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● Circe Direct Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b PG13 69 ● The Official Route of the 1984 O… Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 48 ● Gray Cell Green Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 13 ● Surface Tension Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 38 ● Overnight Sensation Trad