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High Desert Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in High Desert

Locker Memorial Face 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
* High Desert Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 34 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 34
Apple Valley Crags 49 / 222 / 24 / 78 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 366
Butt Rock Outcrop 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Chimney Rock (aka Rabbit Dome) 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3
Cougar Buttes 0 / 22 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 23
Coyote Hole 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Death Valley 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Devil's Punchbowl 10 / 49 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 57
Giant Rock 2 / 14 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 16
Hercules Finger 0 / 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5
Johnson Valley Areas 12 / 14 / 23 / 3 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 39
Juniper Flats 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2
Lucerne Limestone 0 / 20 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20
Luna Boulders 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5
Mojave National Preserve 2 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4
New Jack City 9 / 353 / 11 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 376
Old Woman Statue 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1
Rim Rock 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Tehachapi Area 0 / 0 / 3 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 9
Wonder Valley 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Elevation: 4,000 ft
GPS: 34.666, -116.978 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views: 528,894 total · 3,751/month
Shared By: Francis Baker (fran) on Sep 26, 2006 with updates
Admins: C Miller, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description

This is the large region of southeastern California. There are several places with climbable rock. The area is vast and places can be remote. The desert is a harsh place; bring lots of water and an adventurous spirit. Areas of interest are: Apple Valley Crags, Granite Pass, New Jack City (aka Sawtooth Canyon) and Teutonia Peak.

Getting There

Most areas are accessed from Interstate 15.

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Classic Climbing Routes at High Desert

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 131
● Jack Be Nimble
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 154
● Reaching Rayane
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 143
● Route 66
Sport
New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks South
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 123
● Crooked Dick Spire
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crooked Dick Spire (a…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 167
● Welcome to New Jack City
Sport
New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 83
● Little Red Book
Sport
New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks: E Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 139
● Three Giant Steps
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 87
● Change of Scene
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 102
● Step Across
Sport
New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 141
● Holey Moley
Sport
New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 85
● Make a Way
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 74
● Chick Flakey
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Sunnyside
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 165
● Espresso
Sport
New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 86
● Gun For Hire
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Hueco Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 83
● The Scene Is Not For Sale
Sport
New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Jack Be Nimble New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
 131
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
● Reaching Rayane New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
 154
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Route 66 New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks South
 143
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Crooked Dick Spire New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crooked Dick Spire (a…
 123
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Welcome to New Jack City New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
 167
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Little Red Book New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks: E Face
 83
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Three Giant Steps New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
 139
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Change of Scene New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag
 87
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Step Across New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
 102
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Holey Moley New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
 141
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Make a Way New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
 85
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
● Chick Flakey New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Sunnyside
 74
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Espresso New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
 165
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Gun For Hire New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Hueco Wall
 86
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● The Scene Is Not For Sale New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag
 83
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
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Face in The High Desert.<br> Photo by Blitzo.
Face in The High Desert. Photo by Blitzo.
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Desert storm. <br> Photo by Blitzo.
Desert storm. Photo by Blitzo.
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High Desert Sunset.<br> Photo by Blitzo.
High Desert Sunset. Photo by Blitzo.
 8
Desert moon.<br> Photo by Blitzo.
Desert moon. Photo by Blitzo.
 5
Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. March 2008
Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve. March 2008
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Desert Lightning.<br> Photo by Blitzo.<br>
Desert Lightning. Photo by Blitzo.
 3
Tarantula Wasp.<br> Photo by Blitzo.
Tarantula Wasp. Photo by Blitzo.
 1
Just another Fairview! 8)
Just another Fairview! 8)
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Apollo Valley - 3x 34m Beam Wave Guide antennas.
Apollo Valley - 3x 34m Beam Wave Guide antennas.
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8)
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Goldstone Mars Station 70m dish.
Goldstone Mars Station 70m dish.
 1
Boulder-Granite Mountains.<br> Photo by Blitzo.
Boulder-Granite Mountains. Photo by Blitzo.
 1

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Chris Owen
Big Bear Lake
Chris Owen   Big Bear Lake  
TEASER:

Lots of virgin granite at the NASA Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (20 miles west of Fort Irwin, north of Barstow). But you'll need a NASA pass to get there! Feb 14, 2008
Dirty Gri Gri, or is it GiGi?
Vegas
Dirty Gri Gri, or is it GiGi?   Vegas
We just spent some time out at Goldstone last week- My BF's father used to work there as an engineer back in the day, and arranged a nice tour for us. Cool place, incredible antennas, cool rock, and crags for the chosen ones for sure- Go NASA! Yay UFOs, woohoo aliens... climb on! Oct 31, 2010

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