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Elevation: 1,138 ft 347 m
GPS: 35.17656, -81.35921
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Smaller area that contains mostly boulder “walls” - boulders with high & wide faces and notable features. The Egg (one of the most iconic boulders at Dixon) and Found are obvious exceptions to this criterion.

Getting There Suggest change

continue up the trail to an obvious egg shaped boulder

17 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Egg Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V4 6B
 21
● Classic Arete
Boulder
Missing Boulder
V4 6B
 19
● Which came first?
Boulder
Egg
V5 6C
 4
● Salt
Boulder
Egg
V5 6C
 4
● Mary Jane
Boulder
Egg
V6 7A
 6
● Hard-Boiled
Boulder
Egg
V6 7A
 4
● Pepper
Boulder
Egg
V7 7A+
 23
● Atlas
Boulder
Egg
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Classic Arete Missing Boulder
 21
V4 6B Boulder
● Which came first? Egg
 19
V4 6B Boulder
● Salt Egg
 4
V5 6C Boulder
● Mary Jane Egg
 4
V5 6C Boulder
● Hard-Boiled Egg
 6
V6 7A Boulder
● Pepper Egg
 4
V6 7A Boulder
● Atlas Egg
 23
V7 7A+ Boulder
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