Cabrillo Peak Rock Climbing
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Elevation: | 911 ft |
GPS: |
35.3467, -120.8252 Google Map · Climbing Area Map |
Page Views: | 89,863 total · 364/month |
Shared By: | Kristin McNamara Horowitz on Jan 11, 2004 |
Admins: | andy patterson, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes |
Description
Looking for a day of climbing by the beach? Well . . . the stuff *on* the beach is pretty crumbly, but how about across from it? Come on out to Cabrillo Peaks on a nice sunny day and enjoy your top roping and sport leading heaven. It's a great place to take beginners, and it is really the only area near SLO town that has easier routes. The rock is a bit slippery, which can make for exciting leads, but it is oh-so-photogenic.
Cabrillo Peak, 911', is one of the Nine Sisters or the Morros (which include Morro Rock, Cabrillo Peak, Black Hill, Hollister Peak, Cerro Romauldo, Chumash Peak, Bishop Peak - 1559', San Luis Peak, and Ishlay Hill) that are a chain of volcanic mountains of San Luis Obispo County of Central California. The rock type is primarily dactite. Originally magma welled up underneath a layer of softer rock and solidified. The softer overlying rock has mostly since eroded away.
Cabrillo Peak, 911', is one of the Nine Sisters or the Morros (which include Morro Rock, Cabrillo Peak, Black Hill, Hollister Peak, Cerro Romauldo, Chumash Peak, Bishop Peak - 1559', San Luis Peak, and Ishlay Hill) that are a chain of volcanic mountains of San Luis Obispo County of Central California. The rock type is primarily dactite. Originally magma welled up underneath a layer of softer rock and solidified. The softer overlying rock has mostly since eroded away.
Classic Climbing Routes at Cabrillo Peak
Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
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