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Belle Campground Rock Climbing

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Areas in Belle Campground

Castle Rock 23 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

Half Rock 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

McClure's Clump 1 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Short Cake Rocks 4 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Elevation:	3,800 ft
GPS:	34.002, -116.019 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
Page Views:	24,031 total · 222/month
Shared By:	C Miller on Jan 28, 2010
Admins:	C Miller, Greg Opland, M. Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer suchoski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Access Issue: Occupied Campsite Rule In Effect! Details

Any route or boulder problem that starts out of or near an occupied campsite may not be done without first obtaining the campsite occupant's permission.

Description

Far from the sometimes overwhelming crowds and restless energy of the western part of the Park is this often quiet spot with a fair bit of good climbing, particularly on Castle Rock - North Side.

Some of the notable climbs here include Diagnostics (5.6), That Old Soft Shoe (5.10d), Count Dracula (5.10d), Belly Dancer (5.10d), Bell-E-Up (5.11c), Bella Lugosi (5.11c) and Piece of Cake (5.13a).

Getting There

Belle Campground is located 1.4 miles from the Pinto Wye (the intersection of the road to 29 Palms and the road to Interstate 10) and 1.4 miles north of White Tank Campground.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Belle Campground

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 154 ● Diagnostics Trad Castle Rock > Castle Rock - N Side
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 61 ● Music Box Trad Castle Rock > Castle Rock - N Side
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 31 ● That Old Soft Shoe Trad Castle Rock > Castle Rock - N Side
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 22 ● Count Dracula Trad Castle Rock > Castle Rock - N Side
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 8 ● Bella Lugosi Trad Castle Rock > Castle Rock - N Side