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Bath Rock Rock Climbing

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Areas in Bath Rock

Bath Rock - East 13 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14

Bath Rock - South 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Bath Rock - Southwest 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Bath Rock - West 3 / 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 12

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Elevation:	6,604 ft	2,013 m
GPS:	42.07552, -113.72208 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) There are no longer trash cans in the park. (3) Highlining ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's.
(2) In 2024 CIRO implemented a no trash cans anywhere policy. Be prepared to take your trash home with you. facebook.com/CityOfRocksNPS… and nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/…
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Description

Bath Rock is an excellent area for beginners and even non-climbers. Thanks to the rangers for allowing rebar steps to be added to the west side. (Insert derogatory remark about rangers conservation vision here!!) The approach is none, and all faces have climbs. Difficulties range from 5.4 to 5.12+, with the majority on the easy end. A lot of sport routes also exist.

Due to the size of Bath Rock, areas have been broken up into four significant and isolated walls.

Getting There

Park at the area for campsites or in the large, accommodating lot by the bathrooms.

35 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Bath Rock

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

5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 162 ● Cowboy Trad Bath Rock - East
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 96 ● Cowgirl Trad Bath Rock - East
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 80 ● Bath Time Sport 2 pitches Bath Rock - East
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 643 ● Rollercoaster Sport, TR Bath Rock - West
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 73 ● Crystalline Undulations Sport 2 pitches Bath Rock - South
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 717 ● Private Idaho Trad Bath Rock - West
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 382 ● Coffee and Cornflakes Sport Bath Rock - West
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 116 ● Donini's Crack Trad Bath Rock - West
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 790 ● Colossus Sport Bath Rock - West
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 212 ● Loch Ness Monster Sport Bath Rock - West
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a R 9 ● Wild Country Trad Bath Rock - West
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 296 ● Gemini Sport Bath Rock - West
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 45 ● Euro Beast Sport Bath Rock - South
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 22 ● Calamari Sport Bath Rock - Southwest
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 18 ● The Whip Sport Bath Rock - West