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Eagle Rock

Idaho > S Idaho > City of Rocks

Access Issue: (1) Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, & all the crags north of Twin Sisters are CLOSED. (2) There are no longer trash cans in the park. (3) Highlining ban in place for CIRO and CRSP Details

(1) The area, crags, and routes just north of the Twin Sisters are on private land and the landowner posted no trespassing notices at the gated road/trail to the area. Any access of these areas and routes is trespassing. The area was closed by the landowner due to trespassing, illegal camping, fires & trash, and disregard of owner's privacy.
Please be respectful of the land owner's wishes and do not climb or hike here. This includes White Lightning, Skinner Roof, Weather Wall, Yellow Wall, Larry's Annihilation, Needle Rock, Mississippi Fred's, and Secret Tom's.
(2) In 2024 CIRO implemented a no trash cans anywhere policy. Be prepared to take your trash home with you. facebook.com/CityOfRocksNPS… and nps.gov/ciro/planyourvisit/…
(3) HIGHLINING IS PROHIBITED
Highlining at City of Rocks National Reserve and Castle Rocks State Park is prohibited as of August 28, 2019.

Here are Google Drive links to the closure and the updated Code of Regulations for CIRO. drive.google.com/open?id=1y… and drive.google.com/open?id=1Y…

Access Issue: Open with restrictions - Private Property Details

This crag is on private property but so far the landowners have had no complaints. Keep a low profile.

Description

Great little crag worth the small hike. The cliff boasts two good routes that don't get much traffic and offers a gorgeous view of the Twin Sisters and the valley below. The routes Eagle Crack 10a and Fly Like an Eagle 11a, face northeast and are shady much of the day.

I did not see a trace of chalk up there.

Getting There

From the group campground across the road from the Twin Sisters, near the formation known as Indian Chief, you can see the crag to the southeast, it is easily identified by the large offwidth crack on it's right side. Either make a beeline for it like I did encountering a bit of bushwacking, or hike north into a field and then east until you are directly below it. Make your way up to the base following the path of least resistance. There is no trail to speak of, or at least I didn't find it. It's about twenty minutes from where you can park to the base.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 84 ● Eagle Crack Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 45 ● Fly Like an Eagle Trad, Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 2 ● Wide Cracks Trad

● Eagle Crack

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad

● Fly Like an Eagle

5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad, Sport

● Wide Cracks

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad

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Eagle Rock at Twin Sisters

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Andrew Stemmler
Logan, UT

Small correction. This crag has a north/northwest aspect. Not NE like the description states. I had difficulty finding this at first because I was looking on the NE side. Anyway, this wall does infact get afternoon sun in the mid summer months when the sun is high. I imagine that if the sun was lower it might not see much or any sun. Jun 30, 2024