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Lizardhead Cove Rock Climbing

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Routes in Lizardhead Cove

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	Chuckwalla T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Underbelly T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R

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Elevation:	5,200 ft	1,585 m
GPS:	34.88333, -111.81732 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Derek Field on Feb 21, 2017
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Description

Lizardhead Cove is the south-facing, concave wall directly below Lizard Head. There is a detached pillar, supposedly called the Samurai Warrior (4th-class ascent), that creates a sort of sheltered cove. In wintertime it's one of the warmest places to climb in Sedona.

Getting There

Park at one of the many pullouts along Dry Creek Road just south of the turnoff for the popular Dry Creek Vista Trailhead. The ideal pullouts to use are those between Cinnabar Road and Garnet Hill Road. Anyhow, make your way on foot to the Y-junction between Lower and Upper Lizardhead trails. Start heading southeast on the Upper trail. In a few hundred yards, an unmarked yet fairly obvious trail branches off uphill in a slabby gully. This trail is very well defined in its path through minor cliffbands to the upper plateau. If you stick to it, you will find yourself at the base of the Hubble Wall about 20-30 minutes since leaving your vehicle. Traverse southward below the limestone band, curving around the edge of the buttress into Lizardhead Cove. Scramble (3rd class) all the way up the gully to the saddle at the limestone band, where the routes begin.
Total approach time: 30-40 minutes