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BFD Rock Rock Climbing

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Routes in BFD Rock

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	NBD T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Smell, The S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	WTF T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
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Elevation:	6,300 ft	1,920 m
GPS:	42.0422, -113.7178 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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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…

Description

BFD Rock is a short crag on the west side of and right on the road that cuts through the Twin Sisters area.

A number of short, half pitch routes can be found here.

Grade ranges from scrambles to the imposing route, The Smell, a steep, improbable line on the formations NW aspect. The Smell apparently named for an unpleasant outhouse at the base which is now gone.

Take care not to disturb the residents of the very nearby campsites.

Getting There

The rock formation closest to campsites #3 and 4 at the Twin Sisters is BFD Rock.

Rock closest to the road on the west side of the apex of the road that cuts through the Twin Sisters area.

Across the road from the Indian Chief rock formation (where the large group site is on the Indian Chief's east side).