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Elephant Rock Rock Climbing

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Elephant Rock - East 10 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Elephant Rock - North 7 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9

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Elevation:	6,337 ft	1,932 m
GPS:	42.06716, -113.7094 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

Another zero approach cliff that tends to be popular due to the plethora of great climbs. North-east or east facing this makes a great afternoon/evening climbing location. Classics here include Rye Crisp and Wheat Thin.

Getting There

Take Emery Canyon road North til you reach the signed Elephant Rock parking lot.

24 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Elephant Rock

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,113 ● Wheat Thin Trad Elephant Rock - East
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 697 ● Columbian Crack Trad Elephant Rock - East
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 942 ● Rye Crisp Trad Elephant Rock - East
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c X 56 ● Sinsemilla Trad Elephant Rock - East
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 4 ● Yes Trad Elephant Rock - East
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 348 ● Just Say No Sport Elephant Rock - East
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 290 ● Strawberry Fields Sport Elephant Rock - North
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 365 ● The Pygmies Got Stoned Sport Elephant Rock - East
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 132 ● New School Sport Elephant Rock - North
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 130 ● Just Say Go Trad, Sport Elephant Rock - North
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 40 ● Strawberry Jam Trad Elephant Rock - North
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 125 ● Prepare for Soaring Seagulls Trad Elephant Rock - North
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 49 ● Heironimous Bosch Sport Elephant Rock - East
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 319 ● Beware of Nesting Egos Trad Elephant Rock - North
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 19 ● Where Egos Sore Trad 2 pitches Elephant Rock - North