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Angeles National Forest Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Angeles National Forest

Acton Crags 1 / 27 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 29

Arroyo Seco Boulders 0 / 0 / 0 / 37 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 37

Bonita Falls 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Eaton Canyon 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Fish Canyon Narrows 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Highway 2 (Angeles Crest Hwy) 34 / 188 / 38 / 127 / 2 / 2 / 1 / 5 / 369

Millard Canyon 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 5

Monrovia Peak 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Mount Baldy Road 18 / 1 / 1 / 43 / 17 / 1 / 3 / 17 / 81

Mystic Canyon 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Piru Creek 0 / 0 / 0 / 25 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 25

Raven's Roost Rock (aka Castaic Crag) or Rabbit Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

State Route 39 (San Gabriel Canyon Rd.) 33 / 0 / 16 / 22 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 57

Texas Canyon 13 / 178 / 8 / 6 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 198

Vasquez Rocks 1 / 0 / 3 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

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Elevation:	6,610 ft	2,015 m
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Description

The Angeles National Forest, and its neighboring areas, encompass most of the San Gabriel Mountain range. It is home to trad, sport climbing and bouldering venues. Elevations rise to 10,000 feet at the summit of Mount San Antonio, providing a scenic alpine-like setting with ideal summer conditions for Southern California's ever-growing climbing population.

Some routes here are in designated wilderness areas, where bolting is prohibited. You can find some current information at the Angeles National Forest website.

Getting There

Most areas are accessed via the Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2) at the city of La Canada Flintridge from the west.

Access from San Bernardino County from the east is currently unavailable due to the closure of the Angeles Crest Highway west of Wrightwood.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Angeles National Forest

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

V0+ 4+ 123 ● Thin Crack Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > Thin Crack Boulder
V3 6A 86 ● The Fang Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > X5 Boulder
V4 6B 81 ● B1 Traverse Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > B1 Boulder
V5- 6C 83 ● The Fang (Low Start) Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > X5 Boulder
V5 6C 26 ● Zacks Roof Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > X5 Boulder
V5 6C 17 ● High Chaparral Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > High Chaparral Boulder
V7 7A+ 31 ● The Peanut Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > Peanut Boulder
V9- 7C 12 ● Nothing But Sunshine Boulder Highway 2 (Ange… > … > Main Area > Peanut Boulder
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 11 ● Being There Sport 3 pitches Highway 2 (Ange… > Williamson Rock > Eagles Roost Buttress
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 93 ● Before The Storm Sport Texas Canyon > First Corridor
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 18 ● Dream Speed Sport Highway 2 (Ange… > Williamson Rock > London Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 90 ● The Green Mile Sport Texas Canyon > Egg
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 17 ● Three Legged Dog Sport Texas Canyon > N Dallas 40
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 6 ● Carpe Diem Sport Highway 2 (Ange… > Williamson Rock > Waterfall Wall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 7 ● Law of the Jungle Sport Acton Crags > Electromagnetic Crag