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Elevation: 1,852 ft 564 m
GPS: 44.3512, -103.93058
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Shared By: Barbie Cue on Aug 31, 2024 · Updates
Admins: Peter Gram, Greg Parker, Mikel Madsen, Mark Rafferty

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A high quality crag with about a dozen routes that are more Spearfish Canyon than anything else in Spearfish Canyon. A wonderfully cool, crispy morning area with various degrees of shade until midafternoon. Most routes are 10 to 12 bolts in length and offer challenging, gym-style moves mixed with old school adventure climbing that requires a thinking cap and a willingness to huck yourself to death.

Getting There Suggest change

Drive to Spearfish Canyon Lodge on Highway 14a and turn onto Roughlock Falls Road. Do not park in the paved parking lot for Spearfish Canyon Lodge. Instead, drive up a ways farther and turn left into a gravel parking lot for Roughlock Falls Trail. Remember! Early birds get the best parking spots! Park your vehicle, get out, and grab your gear. Hike to the Roughlock Falls trailhead, cross a bridge and turn left when the trail forks. Walk for about 50 feet until you find a gigantic, pyramid-shaped boulder just off the right hand side of the trail. Jump up onto the embankment and follow the trail that starts in front of this tall, slabby boulder. The trail is faint, rocky, and a touch steep but the hiking is over in less than ten minutes. You know you've ended up in the right place when you come across a tall, blonde blade of rocking sticking out of this trail when it starts to get really steep and obnoxious. At the top of the trail turn right to access the Rough Blocks Cliff crag. If you take the trail that forks left, you will end up at the Pin Stripes Crag and eventually (after a long, miserable jaunt) at the Indian Wars Wall.

21 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Rough Blocks Buttress

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 15
Popcorn
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 16
Crash Coarse
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 13
The Bull Nose
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 10
Twister
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 7
The RotoZip
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 4
Parking Lot Party
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 16
Orange Peel
Sport
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
 7
The Rasp
Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 5
Hot Mud'n
Sport
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
 4
Pulled Pork
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 4
The Swindler
Sport
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 5
The Nitty Gritty
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 6
I Get Knocked Down
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 4
Tailgator
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 4
Scrimp on the Barbie
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Popcorn
 15
5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Crash Coarse
 16
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
The Bull Nose
 13
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Twister
 10
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
The RotoZip
 7
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Parking Lot Party
 4
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Orange Peel
 16
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Rasp
 7
5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a Sport
Hot Mud'n
 5
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Sport
Pulled Pork
 4
5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a Sport
The Swindler
 4
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Nitty Gritty
 5
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
I Get Knocked Down
 6
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Tailgator
 4
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
Scrimp on the Barbie
 4
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
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