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South San Diego County Climbing

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Areas in South San Diego County

Aztec Creek 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Bonita 0 / 6 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Corte Madera 6 / 35 / 8 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 41

Descanso Wall 6 / 8 / 14 / 49 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 70

Eagle Peak 11 / 56 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 66

El Cajon Mountain 85 / 152 / 4 / 1 / 0 / 5 / 0 / 6 / 228

Harbison Canyon 10 / 5 / 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 21

Hollenbeck 6 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Holy Hands 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

La Jolla 0 / 0 / 1 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Lawson Peak 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Magnolia Boulders 4 / 0 / 1 / 15 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 20

McCain Valley 16 / 10 / 3 / 40 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 64

Mesa Rim Mission Valley 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Mission Gorge 110 / 73 / 106 / 24 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 244

Mount Helix Boulders 0 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Mt. Laguna 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Otay Mesa 1 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

San Pasqual Valley 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Santee Boulders 18 / 2 / 30 / 132 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 155

Sunset Cliffs 1 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Towers, The 3 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Valley of the Moon 26 / 41 / 1 / 9 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 75

Writer's Block (Sheephead Mountain) 2 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

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Climbing areas south of Highway 52.

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Classic Climbing Routes at South San Diego County

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

V2 5+ 56 ● The Black Spot Problem Boulder Santee Boulders > Synchronicity Area > Moon Boulder
V3 6A 55 ● Jumpstart Boulder Santee Boulders > Moby Dick Area > Amphitheater
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 196 ● Meteor Sport 4 pitches El Cajon Mountain > Wedge > Left Wall
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 317 ● Leonids Sport 3 pitches El Cajon Mountain > Wedge > Left Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 69 ● Borderline Sport Valley of the Moon > Patina Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 146 ● Sunset Streaks Sport 5 pitches Corte Madera > Main Wall
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 121 ● Cruise Line Sport 5 pitches Eagle Peak > Left Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 101 ● Triton Tower Sport 3 pitches El Cajon Mountain > Wedge > Triton Tower
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 74 ● Baby Face Sport 4 pitches Eagle Peak > Left Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 33 ● Crackamite Trad El Cajon Mountain > Wedge > Right Wall
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c V2 5+ 77 ● Lieback Rock Lieback Boulder Santee Boulders > Moby Dick Area > Lieback Rock
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 49 ● Tears of Envy Sport El Cajon Mountain > Wedge > Center/Headwall
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 42 ● Soy Chango Sport 3 pitches Eagle Peak > Right Wall
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 30 ● The Commander Sport 5 pitches El Cajon Mountain > Wedge > Center/Headwall
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 20 ● Pockets of Resistance Sport El Cajon Mountain > Wedge > Triton Tower