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Saddle Rocks Area Rock Climbing

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Areas in Saddle Rocks Area

Cowboy Crags 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Dire Straits Rock 2 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Kid Rock 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Saddle Rocks 38 / 5 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 49

Saddlehorn, The 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Theoretical Boulder 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Elevation:	4,500 ft
GPS:	33.993, -116.139 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	110,751 total · 773/month
Shared By:	C Miller on Aug 26, 2008
Admins:	Greg Opland, C Miller, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description

The Saddle Rocks Area covers the large slab of Saddle Rocks as well as peripheral areas like the Theoretical Boulder and the seldom visited Cowboy Crags. Stacks of quality crack and face routes up to 3 pitches in length are found here including the popular Right On (5.5) and Walk on the Wild Side (5.8).

Getting There

Park at the large paved lot that's used for Hall of Horrors, cross the road and follow a signed trail to the base of the rock. Approach time to the base is about 15 minutes.

65 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Saddle Rocks Area

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b PG13 365 ● Right On Trad 4 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 7 ● Wisest Crack Trad Cowboy Crags
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 469 ● Walk on the Wild Side Trad 3 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 38 ● Orange Flake Trad 2 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 5 ● Gaucho Marx Trad Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R 9 ● Us and Them Trad 2 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 29 ● Santa Cruz Trad Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 3 ● Poodlephile Sport Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a PG13 8 ● The Unicorner Trad Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 12 ● Dial 911 Trad 2 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 36 ● Space Mountain Trad Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 19 ● Episcopalian Toothpick Trad Theoretical Boulder
5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 13 ● Harley Queen Trad 2 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 38 ● Where Have all the Cowboys Gone Trad 3 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R 6 ● Harlequin Trad 3 pitches Saddle Rocks > Saddle Rocks -… > Saddle Rocks - Skirt…