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Mission Gorge Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Mission Gorge

Limbo Area 18 / 10 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 40

Lunch Rock 15 / 7 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23

Main Wall 30 / 20 / 19 / 2 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 58

Middle Earth 20 / 18 / 23 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 50

Mission Gorge Bouldering 0 / 1 / 2 / 19 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 22

Underworld, The 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Elevation:	330 ft
GPS:	32.8187, -117.056 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Marc Kajut on Jan 25, 2006
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Description

Mission Gorge is located in the Mission Trails Regional Park.
Routes include trad, sport, and mixed lines on slick rock.

Getting There

Take Interstate 8 to the Mission Gorge/Fairmount exit. Take Mission Gorge Rd north and east then turn left into Mission Trails Regional Park on Father Juniper Trail Rd. Park along the road prior to the gates, or in the dirt parking lots next to the visitors center. The climbers loop trails are on the right side and are marked by kiosks.

198 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mission Gorge

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 235 ● The Ramp Trad, TR Lunch Rock
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 286 ● The Tower Sport, TR Limbo Area
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 201 ● Turkey Chute Trad, TR Limbo Area
5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 249 ● As the Crow Flies Sport Limbo Area
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 153 ● Shadowfax Trad, TR Middle Earth
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 125 ● Craig's Crack Trad Limbo Area
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 251 ● Mission Control Sport Lunch Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 273 ● Suzie's Wild Ride Sport Main Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 114 ● Hangman's Climb Sport, TR Main Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 75 ● Mariah Trad, TR Main Wall
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 79 ● Monkey Dance Sport Limbo Area
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 103 ● Khazad-dûm Sport Middle Earth
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 91 ● Standard Deviation Sport, TR Limbo Area
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 155 ● Orange Sunshine Sport Middle Earth
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 79 ● Glamdring Sport Middle Earth