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Elevation: 6,565 ft 2,001 m
GPS: 41.54767, -117.63607
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The Santa Rosa Mountain Range is located about 25 miles (30min) north of Winnemucca, NV. It has a numerous rock outcrops consisting of a variety of rock types including rhyolitic tuff, granite, and basalt.

The bulk of the established climbing is located on the east side of the Santa Rosa Range in Paradise Valley (rhyolitic tuff). But there is other climbing potential on the west side of the Santa Rosa Range in Falls Canyon (ice/dark phyllite), the Sawtooth Mountain Area (granite), and possibly in the Southern Outcrops (probably rhyolitic tuff).

Most of the mountain range is managed by the Forest Service. There is a wilderness area up high in the Santa Rosa Range that is especially close to The Sawtooth Mountain area. See here for more info and maps of the Santa Rosa-Paradise Peak Wilderness area: https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=532#general. Some of the areas down low on the mountain are managed by BLM. There are bits of private land mixed in too, so be careful not to trespass and stay out of areas posted as no trespassing.

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From Winnemucca, drive north on hwy 95 for 22.1 miles, where there is a Sinclair Dinosaur gas station. At this point you are essentially at the southern extent of the Santa Rosa Mountain Range.

From here you will either go NE on hwy 290 to get to the Paradise Valley climbing or you will continue NW on hwy 95 to get to the other climbing locations on the west side of the Santa Rosa Range.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Santa Rosa Range

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
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● Solid Silver
Sport, Alpine 3 pitches
Paradise Valley > Hinkey Summit
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 4
● Belly Button
Sport, Alpine 2 pitches
Paradise Valley > Hinkey Summit
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 5
● Melarkey Street
Sport, Alpine 3 pitches
Paradise Valley > Cleft
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 11
● Paiute Pockets
Sport, Alpine 5 pitches
Paradise Valley > Cleft
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 5
● Splooty
Sport, TR, Alpine
Paradise Valley > Cleft
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 6
● The Dream Machine
Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
Paradise Valley > Cleft
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 5
● Basque-ing in the Sun
Sport, Alpine 3 pitches
Paradise Valley > Hinkey Summit
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 6
● John Cena Memorial Route
Sport, Alpine 5 pitches
Paradise Valley > Cleft
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 6
● Blue Eyes
Sport, Alpine 5 pitches
Paradise Valley > Cleft
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Solid Silver Paradise Valley > Hinkey Summit
 8
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport, Alpine 3 pitches
● Belly Button Paradise Valley > Hinkey Summit
 4
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, Alpine 2 pitches
● Melarkey Street Paradise Valley > Cleft
 5
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport, Alpine 3 pitches
● Paiute Pockets Paradise Valley > Cleft
 11
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport, Alpine 5 pitches
● Splooty Paradise Valley > Cleft
 5
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR, Alpine
● The Dream Machine Paradise Valley > Cleft
 6
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport, Alpine 4 pitches
● Basque-ing in the Sun Paradise Valley > Hinkey Summit
 5
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, Alpine 3 pitches
● John Cena Memorial Route Paradise Valley > Cleft
 6
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Sport, Alpine 5 pitches
● Blue Eyes Paradise Valley > Cleft
 6
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport, Alpine 5 pitches
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Overview of Paradise Valley. Taken from the top of Ridin' Out the Storm on the Iron Horse Wall. Roo dog shown for scale. As you can see, the Colossal Columns are about the size of a dog's head!
Overview of Paradise Valley. Taken from the top…
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