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Fairview Mountain Climbing

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Areas in Fairview Mountain

Fairview Mountain Bouldering 2 / 0 / 3 / 255 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 256

Tatooine 12 / 61 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 77

Foreplay Area 5 / 15 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Middle Earth 18 / 118 / 7 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 141

Land of the Lost 12 / 51 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 65

Darkside, The 7 / 16 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 24

Badlands 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Silent Valley 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Summit Valley 0 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Fairview North Areas 3 / 19 / 2 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 31

Fairview Fringe Areas 4 / 13 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

South Park 2 / 26 / 5 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 34

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Elevation:	3,800 ft	1,158 m
GPS:	34.56506, -117.11882 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Fairview Mountain is located near the town of Apple Valley and has some very fun climbing in a beautiful and secluded environment. The area is comprised of 3 sub-area; Tatooine, Middle Earth, and Land of the Lost. The rock is Monzonite with an excellent patina and the routes range from 25 to 90 feet. Most of the climbs are sport, but there are also some fun gear climbs and it is worth bringing a rack. Also as of 2026, 150+ boulder climbs have been added to MP.

* As of March 2014, there are 160+ climbs in the area.

* Jan 2015, 190+ climbs in area.

* Nov 2015, 230+ climbs in area.

* Dec 2018, guide is in print with 350+ climbs

Getting There

From Hwy 18 and Joshua Rd in Apple Valley, go north on Joshua Rd.

At 3 miles turn right on Cahuilla then drive 2.8 miles and turn left onto dirt road that is marked with a small metal pole with red stripes (GPS Coordinates 34°32'40.4"N 117°06'19.2"W).

Then immediately (within 10 ft.) turn left where you are presented with a fork, take the left fork onto a smaller singletrack dirt road.

Follow this road heading north and northwest for about 1.7 miles to the parking area. Keep Fairview mountain on your left side until you see the first major canyon which where the parking area is(GPS Coordinates 34°33'50.7"N 117°06'54.1"W). The parking area sits slightly uphill at the base of the ridge that is next to the canyon (Just before getting to parking area, you'll make a sharp left turn and go uphill to the parking area which is at the base of the rocky hill/ridge)

Look around for the cairn which marks the start of the hillside trail that weaves through the rocks heading west up the hill. Plan for about 10 to 15 minutes of hiking to get to Tatooine; 20 minutes to get to Middle Earth; and 25-30 minutes to the Land of the Lost. There is also a canyon trail that takes you past the Hoodie towards Middle Earth.

676 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Fairview Mountain

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

V4-5 6B+ 6 ● Bass to Mouth Boulder Fairview Mtn Bo… > Foreplay Boulde… > Bass Boulder
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 64 ● Blade Runner Sport Middle Earth > Zena Rocks
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 75 ● Leia Sport Tatooine > Jabba
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 69 ● The Owl Sport Middle Earth > Owl
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 39 ● Trash Compactor Trad Tatooine > Inner Sanctum
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 70 ● Padewan Sport Tatooine > Inner Sanctum
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 65 ● Welcome to the Pleasure Dome Sport Middle Earth > Fairview Dome > S Face
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 16 ● The Gift Sport S Park > Friendly Faces
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 59 ● You Must Face Vader Sport Tatooine > Vader Roof
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 94 ● Yoda Sport Tatooine > Inner Sanctum
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 15 ● Rampage Sport Middle Earth > Fairview Dome > E Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 23 ● Space Wrangler Sport Middle Earth > Hercules' Foot
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 26 ● Arrow to the Sun Sport Middle Earth > Fairview Dome > S Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 12 ● Middle Earth Sport Middle Earth > Owl
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 7 ● Humble Folks Sport S Park > Friendly Faces