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Crumbling Castle Rock Climbing

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Regular Route S 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a R

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Elevation:	1,928 ft
GPS:	36.485, -121.202 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Shared By:	Bruce Hildenbrand on Jun 17, 2020
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Access Issue: Seasonal Raptor Closures Details

Always check this web page before you visit for current conditions and nesting closures:

Current Raptor Advisories for Pinnacles National Park nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/…
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pinnacles.org/climbing_info…
Closures effective as of the day after Martin Luther King Day- July 3. Check closure website for details on closed areas.

SPECIAL NOTICE: due to nesting condors the Machete Ridge area may be closed, from Dos Equis / Corona on west face then west around the south side to The Hideout including the popular Old Original. Check the NPS and Friends of Pinnacles websites for further information.

Description

The rock is not as bad as the name implies! This is the distinctive triple decker formation which has several bolt-protected routes, but not many bolts!

Getting There

Hike up the Juniper Canyon Trail for about 1 mile. Once the trail steepens significantly and breaks out of the canyon start looking for this triple decker formation on the right(south). Scramble down to the base on it's east side.