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Elevation: 4,722 ft 1,439 m
GPS: 43.88705, -103.44398
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This has some great roadside, cliff band bouldering. Hosts a couple of moderates along with some hard projects that have highball top outs. The southern exposure of this hillside makes it a great winter spot as it melts before most of the other boulders in Rushmore.

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Area is nearby the Voting Booth Boulders and parking is the same; halfway up the hill (Hwy 244) towards Rushmore from Keystone you can spot the beautifully streaked Border Wall on the right side and up the hill, directly across the highway from Doane Mountain Rd. Continue up the highway to the pullout on the right at the beginning of a guardrail and the large brown parking sign for Rushmore, park here. Traverse east across the hillside to the Border Wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Border Wall Bouldering

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V2 5+
 9
● Hop the Pence
Boulder
V2 5+
 4
● Separation of Powers
Boulder
V2-3 5+
 6
● Four-score
Boulder
V3 6A
 19
● Borderline
Boulder
V4 6B
 25
● Trumpty Dumpty
Boulder
V5+ 6C+
 19
● Leftist
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 16
● Tariffied
Boulder
V7 7A+
 5
● Get Pardoned
Boulder
V8 7B
 6
● This Charming Man
Boulder
V8 7B
 6
● Rightist
Boulder
V8+ 7B+
 6
● Shutdown
Boulder
V9- 7C R
 6
● Writing on the Wall
Boulder
V10- 7C+
 8
● Forty Foot Fence
Boulder
V10- 7C+
 4
● Master Plan
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Hop the Pence
 9
V2 5+ Boulder
● Separation of Powers
 4
V2 5+ Boulder
● Four-score
 6
V2-3 5+ Boulder
● Borderline
 19
V3 6A Boulder
● Trumpty Dumpty
 25
V4 6B Boulder
● Leftist
 19
V5+ 6C+ Boulder
● Tariffied
 16
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● Get Pardoned
 5
V7 7A+ Boulder
● This Charming Man
 6
V8 7B Boulder
● Rightist
 6
V8 7B Boulder
● Shutdown
 6
V8+ 7B+ Boulder
● Writing on the Wall
 6
V9- 7C R Boulder
● Forty Foot Fence
 8
V10- 7C+ Boulder
● Master Plan
 4
V10- 7C+ Boulder
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Main Wall <br> <br> 1. V2 <br> 2. This Charming Man V7 <br> 3. Shutdown V8+ <br> 4. Forty Foot Fence V9 <br> 5. V12? Project (Stand; Master Plan V10)
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