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Area 51/Deer Canyon Bouldering

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Areas in Area 51/Deer Canyon

Duke Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Greasefire Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Jacks Slab Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Kinesthesia 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Mobius, The 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Saddle Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Sunshine Daydream Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Todd's Hand Boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Velvet Fog boulder 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	8,601 ft	2,622 m
GPS:	33.81557, -116.65082 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Remember to fill out a wilderness permit, even if climbing for the day! Details

Permits can be acquired at the ranger station on the way to the boulders from the upper Tramway station.

Description

This area is northeast of the Year of the Cat Gully and just to the west of The Dance Floor. Deer Canyon is just past The Dance Floor while Area 51 sits atop a small hill just to the south.

Getting There

The best approach is by heading west of The Dance Floor which leads to Deer Canyon and then breaking left uphill past Velvet Fog to reach Area 51, or by scrambling uphill through rocks from the vicinity of Year of the Cat Gully if in that area which leads directly to Area 51+.

Approach time is 25-35 minutes from the Tram station.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Area 51/Deer Canyon

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

V2 5+ 6 ● Thin White Duke Boulder Duke Boulder
V3 6A 13 ● Problem B Boulder Greasefire Boulder
V3 6A 21 ● Velvet Fog Boulder Velvet Fog boulder
V4 6B 61 ● Sunshine Daydream (aka Yo Picasso) Boulder Sunshine Daydream Bou…
V4 6B 6 ● The Mobius Boulder Mobius
V6 7A 22 ● Greasefire Boulder Greasefire Boulder