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Sport Rock (aka North Pointed Rock)

California > San Francisco B… > Wine Country/No… > Sonoma Coast SP > Twin Coves

Description

The only established sport routes are on a rock on the North side of the peninsula. There are currently 3 established bolt lines, but other sections can be top-roped with a 10 foot sling. There are also a few bouldering routes.

Schist is the name of the game, and the rock is quite loose in some areas.

Having climbing on all sides of the rock, you will find the sun beating down somewhere on the rock unless it's foggy out.

If you're crazy, you can walk off this rock to the South following the Seagull Arete. Otherwise rappelling off the top bolts is your best bet.

The best route on the wall is definately Blue Heron (5.10c), though top roping the West side of the rock is also an excellent route.

Getting There

Approach time: 10 minutes from the parking area. 1 minute from the beach.Once down on the beach, head right up and over the bulge. The bolts of Seagull Arete will become visible once you've reached the highest point of the path.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 8
Blue Heron
Sport, TR
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R
 2
Calimari
Sport, TR
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 5
Seagull Arete
Sport, TR
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 2
South Side Center Top Rope
TR
V3 6A R
 1
Wrist Slitter Traverse
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Blue Heron
 8
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport, TR
Calimari
 2
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R Sport, TR
Seagull Arete
 5
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport, TR
South Side Center Top Rope
 2
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c TR
Wrist Slitter Traverse
 1
V3 6A R Boulder

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From high above on the largest rock.
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Max McKinnon
San Jose, CA
[Hide Comment] I added the correct map and photos. The current map shows it inside the Russian River Peninsula and Penny Island which is completely false. It took me 2-3 hours of walking around before I gave up, and I never found this during my trip out there.

The map below is correct:

correct map
Apr 12, 2015