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High Desert Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in High Desert

* High Desert Bouldering 0 / 1 / 1 / 57 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 58

Apple Valley Crags 50 / 230 / 26 / 78 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 376

Butt Rock Outcrop 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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 / 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

Locker Memorial Face 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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

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

New Jack City 10 / 368 / 15 / 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 394

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:	639,567 total · 4,300/month
Shared By:	Francis Baker (fran) on Sep 26, 2006 with updates from 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 136 ● Crooked Dick Spire Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crooked Dick Spire (a…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 160 ● Reaching Rayane Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 152 ● Route 66 Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks South
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 180 ● Welcome to New Jack City Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 91 ● Little Red Book Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks: E Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 144 ● Three Giant Steps Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 97 ● Change of Scene Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 107 ● Step Across Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 156 ● Holey Moley Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 90 ● Make a Way Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 79 ● Chick Flakey Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Sunnyside
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 183 ● Espresso Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 81 ● Love Onsite Sport New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 94 ● Gun For Hire Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Hueco Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 88 ● The Scene Is Not For Sale Sport New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crossfire Crag

● Crooked Dick Spire

New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Crooked Dick Spire (a…

136

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

● Reaching Rayane

New Jack City > Box Canyon East > Boy Scout Wall

160

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

● Route 66

New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks South

152

5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport

● Welcome to New Jack City

New Jack City > … > Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…

180