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Clark Canyon Rock Climbing

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Areas in Clark Canyon

Area 13 4 / 38 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 42

Main Island 5 / 36 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 41

Parking Lot Rock 0 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Potato Patch 0 / 18 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Wave, The 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

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Elevation:	7,200 ft
GPS:	37.7849, -118.91534 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Short steep bolted sport climbs in Bishops Tuff (volcanic rock with multitudes of holes and pockets). Climbs are 40 to 200 feet and face all directions so its easy to find sun or shade and shelter from the wind.

Getting There

About 7 miles north of the Mammoth Lakes turnoff on Rt. 395 you pass a signed rest area on the left(west). Shortly after that turn right on the Owens River Road. Drive appox. 2 miles and turn left at Big Springs Campground (Road 2S04). At just over 2 miles turn right at a fork (Road 2S06). Drive a mile to a cattle gate (please close the gates behind you), another half mile and turn right at a "T", then left through another cattle gate shortly after that. Drive another 1.7 miles to a four-way intersection, turn right and follow that to where it ends at a parking circle. The main crags are 1/4 mile up a faint trail that leads NE from the circle.

110 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Clark Canyon

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 177 ● Ugly, Fat, Mean, Come to Mammoth… Sport Area 13 > Area 13 - Left Side
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 71 ● Rock Candy Sport Area 13 > Area 13 - Center
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 99 ● Bodhisattva Sport Area 13 > Area 13 - Left Side
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 205 ● Wild Will's Arete Sport Area 13 > Area 13 - Left Side
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 103 ● Digit Delight Sport Area 13 > Area 13 - Left Side
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 75 ● I Yam Sport Area 13 > Area 13 - Left Side
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 88 ● Pull My Finger Sport 3 pitches Main Island > Stoned Wheat Thin Cliff
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 80 ● Ruffles Sport Potato Patch > Potato 3
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 117 ● Borrowing From Tradition Sport Area 13 > Area 13 - Left Side
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 10 ● Unknown Sport Main Island > Stoned Wheat Thin Cliff
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 80 ● Driller Instinct Sport Main Island > Stoned Wheat Thin Cliff
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 60 ● King Spud Sport Potato Patch > Potato 2
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 27 ● Spud Boy Sport Potato Patch > Potato 2
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 39 ● Maltese Falcon Sport Main Island > Maltese Falcon Cliff
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 16 ● Dirty Dancing Sport Main Island > Holy Wars Cliff