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Elevation: 5,051 ft 1,540 m
GPS: 34.22682, -117.25347
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Shared By: C Miller on Jun 6, 2016
Admins: C Miller, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description Suggest change

Sphinx Rock is the larger and more easterly of the two rocks directly below Hortencia's at the Cliffhanger and features several different faces requiring different approaches.

Five sub-areas are found here:

Blue Bolts Wall - the west face

Early Bird Wall - the southwest face

Arrowhead Lookout Wall - the south face

Kosmos Wall - the east face

Necropolis - the north face

  • Watch out for rattlesnakes in warmer weather!

Getting There Suggest change

Approach along the climber's trail and continue down the gully with some scrambling and down-climbing.

 The approach takes 5-15 minutes depending upon the wall chosen.

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