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Dog Town

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Description

Dog Town is mostly an east-facing wall with two slightly detached buttresses. Climbing is easy to moderate on relatively good rock. Despite is modest appearance from the road, it is an impressive cliff that offers fun climbing. Area gets nice morning sun and not a lot of shade during the day.

Getting There

See Overview maps for location relative to other areas. Dog Town is the first (farthest north) area in The Refuge. A large cairn marks the approach trail that is directly opposite a sandy camping area in the dry bed of Hackberry Creek. Follow cairns in a meandering way to the base of the east facing wall.

Routes from Left to Right

5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 15
● The Dogs Must Think We're Crazy
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 11
● Isis in Crisis
Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 16
● Hair of the Dog
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
● Salt and Pepper
Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 14
● Dogs Lounging
Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 14
● Woofun
Sport
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 6
● No Cats
Trad
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 3
● Toofast
Trad, Sport
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
 1
● All Dogs Go To Heaven
Trad
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● The Dogs Must Think We're C…
 15
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Isis in Crisis
 11
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
● Hair of the Dog
 16
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad
● Salt and Pepper
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Dogs Lounging
 14
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Woofun
 14
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● No Cats
 6
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Trad
● Toofast
 3
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad, Sport
● All Dogs Go To Heaven
 1
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a Trad

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two dogs hanging in dog town
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Looking up at the leftmost routes
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Toofast at Dogtown
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Dog Town Routes
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Geir www.ToofastTopos.com
Tucson/DMR
[Hide Comment] This is a nice, warm crag with good moderate climbs. The mixed climbs are well protected and offer interesting climbing, and the two sport climbs add more fun to the area. The approach is easy on the well-marked trail. Nice work! Dec 18, 2011
Marcy -
Tucson/DMR
[Hide Comment] Nice area with an easy approach. Fun driving into the Refuge after the recent rains! Thanks for the routes Arjun, David, et al. Dec 18, 2011
arjunmh
Phoenix & Prescott, AZ
[Hide Comment] Found a blue jacket at the base of "Isis in Crisis" yesterday. Let me know if you lost one. Mar 5, 2012
Tyler Collins
Phoenix, AZ
[Hide Comment] Great job on the approach trail. It was quite overgrown with grass but the cairns are huge and hard to miss. All the routes are fun and well protected. Mar 7, 2021