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Dinosaur Rock

California > Joshua Tree NP > Hidden Valley Area > Outback
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Description

Dinosaur Rock is primarily a trad destination. The relatively shady northwest face has a half-dozen routes, a few of which are decent. The south facing routes are sunny but not the best quality.

Getting There

This formation is located about 400 feet to the NNW of Rock Hudson. When approaching from Hidden Valley, you will first encounter the routes on the south face (Pebble Picaso - Moan eh?). Continue left (NW) and the steeper, NW facing routes will appear on your right (Goolabunga, et al).

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Window on the east side of Dinosaur Rock, Joshua Tree NP
[Hide Photo] Window on the east side of Dinosaur Rock, Joshua Tree NP
Dinosaur Rock (NW Face), Joshua Tree NP
[Hide Photo] Dinosaur Rock (NW Face), Joshua Tree NP
Old campfire ring at the base of Dinosaur Rock, Joshua Tree NP
[Hide Photo] Old campfire ring at the base of Dinosaur Rock, Joshua Tree NP
Dinosaur Rock-Northwest Face. <br> Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Dinosaur Rock-Northwest Face. Photo by Blitzo.

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David Evans
[Hide Comment] I forgot to mention the anchors and rappel setup. From the top of Nega. and Gorga. there is a rappel anchor (east end of summit) consisting of a tied off block. It can be used as the anchor as well. The top of Goolabunga needs 2 large cams (3") for a bomber anchor. Feb 27, 2003
Sean
Oak Park, CA
[Hide Comment] no rap anchor off of tied block on east end of summit atop Gorga and Nega as of today. could see where one might've been. we just simul-rapped. one person down the frontside face downward to the start of Nega. the other person down the backside to a wide horizontal gully gap, then veering to skier's left down to the NE corner of the base. be careful not to let rope slide into any of the cracks. able to pull rope with not much drag back down the Gorga Nega frontside. we had a 70m rope (for a longer objective nearby), but looked like a 60 would work too Mar 19, 2016
Murf
[Hide Comment] Worth restating that you have to either rap off fixed gear or simul. Fixed gear currently tied cord + single biner. Oct 29, 2022