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The Cemetery Climbing

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Areas in The Cemetery

* Cemetery Bouldering 0 / 0 / 0 / 18 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 18

Black Boulder, The 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Black Tower, The 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Brown Corridor 0 / 8 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10

Coroner Stones 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Courtyard, The 0 / 4 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Crypt, The 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Evil Pillar 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Gate Keeper, The 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Mausoleum, The 0 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Pillar of Despair 0 / 3 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Pillar of Hope 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Pit, The 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Schlep Rock 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Sunset Cliffs 0 / 5 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Three Bolt Cliff 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Tombstones, The 1 / 9 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

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Description

The Cemetery is a large collection of crags spread across an area to the southeast of the Horseman's Center.

It is home to many nice sport routes on fine granite reminiscent of the domes of Joshua Tree and one has only to walk around for a couple minutes to find the grade and sun exposure they like.

Although most of the crags stand only about 30 to 40 feet high the climbing is great, the protection excellent, and there is a nice variety of routes generally between 5.8 and 5.11 making this a great destination for the moderate/advanced climber.

Due to the quality of rock and routes, as well as the protection, this is a good area for leaders just breaking into these levels of difficulty. Most routes have chain anchors for top rope/rappel.

Getting There

From the dirt parking lot walk to where the chain link fence ends at the hillside and go left into the park. Follow the rock-lined path around to the right, passing the Lightning Bolt formation on your right and the equestrian arena on the left. Continue straight towards the far hillside, picking up the trail that heads south (right).

Follow this trail up and over a small rise. From here you can see the Cemetery to the southeast.

Continue along the trail into the heart of the formations, or take another obvious trail that leads around the south end of the Cemetery, circling left around the twin pillars of Despair and Hope.

Allow about 15 minutes of easy hiking from the parking lot.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Cemetery

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 39 ● Mojave Green Arete Sport Brown Corridor
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 74 ● Umbilical Cord Sport Black Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 43 ● Brewser Sport Pillar of Hope
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 29 ● Crown of Thorns Sport Black Tower
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 43 ● Beg to Differ Sport Tombstones
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 37 ● The Shunned Sport Tombstones
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 51 ● Dismembered Sport Pillar of Hope
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 60 ● Rise and Devour Sport Pillar of Hope
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 88 ● Necessary Evil Sport Evil Pillar
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 27 ● Changing Forms Sport Tombstones
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 31 ● Existence Denied Sport Gate Keeper
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 29 ● Evil Twin Sport Black Tower
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 26 ● Return to Hell Sport Gate Keeper
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 22 ● War Machine Sport Pillar of Despair
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a 11 ● World Full of Hate Sport Brown Corridor