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Keys' Peak Rock Climbing

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Routes in Keys' Peak

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	Broken Plates S 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Cheap Pottery T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Cherry Glazer S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Fage T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Keeping the Dragon At Bay T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Key Crack, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Key Hole, The T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Key Knob, The T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b X
	Puss Boy T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Steeper Than It Looks T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Super Key T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Unknown T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Elevation:	4,392 ft	1,339 m
GPS:	34.05232, -116.17043 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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

Keys' Peak is the prominent, pointy formation visible from the Willow Hole/Boy Scout Trail (Keys' Corner) parking lot, to the right and uphill from Outward Bound Slab, and almost directly east of Hidden Dome on the other side of the drainage. Northing 376820 +- Easting 57660 +- (from the Indian Cove 1972 topo). There is a great view of Keys Ranch from the top. (it must have been the first thing the Keys family saw every morning.) From the survey lines on the topo, it appears that the restricted Keys Ranch area starts a few hundred yards south of this peak. All of the routes are on the side facing north, away from the ranch, and it would be wise to keep it that way.

Many of the routes were first done by Pacific Crest Outward Bound staff in the 1980s. Outward Bound called this formation "Hollow Mountain."

Getting There

From the Keys' Corner parking lot, spot the highest appearing peak just right of the rest of the Outward Bound Slab/Hidden Dome complex. Go past the Financial Wall and up the largest drainage a little past the right end of the Outward Bound Slab. If you cross an old barbed wire fence you've gone too far south and are in the Keys Ranch restricted area. The rock is on the right side at the top of the saddle.