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High Desert Climbing

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Areas in High Desert

* High Desert Bouldering 0 / 1 / 1 / 71 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 72

Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Park 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Apple Valley Crags 65 / 291 / 33 / 80 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 456

Boulder Gardens 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Butt Rock Outcrop 1 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Chimney Rock (aka Rabbit Dome) 2 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

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 / 50 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 58

Ft. Irwin 12 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 15

Giant Rock 2 / 16 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 19

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 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5 / 5

Monastery Crags 1 / 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

New Jack City 18 / 399 / 26 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 442

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

Westgard Pass East Side (Hwy 168) 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

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:	1,234,572 total · 7,354/month
Shared By:	Francis Baker (fran) on Sep 26, 2006 with improvements by Rich Hoover
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.

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 194 ● Crooked Dick Spire Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crooked Dick Spire (a…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 193 ● Reaching Rayane Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 174 ● Three Giant Steps Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 237 ● Welcome to New Jack City Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 119 ● Change of Scene Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 146 ● Step Across Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 207 ● Holey Moley Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 64 ● Necessary Evil Sport Apple Valley Crags > … > Cemetery > Evil Pillar
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 110 ● Chick Flakey Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Sunnyside
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 233 ● Espresso Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 115 ● The Scene Is Not For Sale Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag
5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c 124 ● Gun For Hire Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Hueco Wall
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 91 ● Candy O Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks South
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 66 ● Crucified Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crucified Crag
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 66 ● Crossfire Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag