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Elevation: 3,395 ft 1,035 m
GPS: 36.04689, -115.40532
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Blue Diamond is a small town southeast of Red Rock that hosts numerous limestone cliff bands that are sure to produce more climbing as the limestone scene expands. Blue Diamond Cave is the first of these walls to see substantial development.

Getting There Suggest change

Blue Diamond is located between Highway 160 and Highway 159, about 20 miles west of Las Vegas.

52 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Blue Diamond Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 115
● Thermonuclear Twitter Warfare
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 105
● Mental Midget
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 67
● A Ripple in the Stream
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 107
● Dig Dug
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 85
● Whackamole
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 96
● Crouching Tiger
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 80
● M16
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 136
● Frog
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 50
● Sidewinder
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 11
● Call of Duty
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 27
● Dark Passenger
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 13
● Apocalypse Now
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 6
● Good Cancer
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 10
● Modern Warfare
Sport
5.14- 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
 4
● Friendly Fire
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Thermonuclear Twitter Warfare Blue Diamond Cave
 115
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Mental Midget Blue Diamond Cave
 105
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● A Ripple in the Stream Blue Diamond Cave
 67
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Dig Dug Blue Diamond Cave
 107
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Whackamole Blue Diamond Cave
 85
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Crouching Tiger Blue Diamond Cave
 96
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● M16 Blue Diamond Cave
 80
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Frog Blue Diamond Cave
 136
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Sidewinder Blue Diamond Cave
 50
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Call of Duty Blue Diamond Cave
 11
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
● Dark Passenger Blue Diamond Cave
 27
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Apocalypse Now Blue Diamond Cave
 13
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Good Cancer Blue Diamond Cave
 6
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Modern Warfare Blue Diamond Cave
 10
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
● Friendly Fire Blue Diamond Cave
 4
5.14- 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a Sport
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