This area is closed between February 1 and August 31, 2008 for nesting peregrine falcons.
BETA PHOTO: Barnum Rock from the parking pullout
Description
Barnum is a nice rock high on the mountain with a reasonably short approach and a number of easy but fun routes. Most of the routes are bolted with chain anchors. The 7500' altitude and trees for shade make this a comfortable area to climb when the temps are rising in the valley.
Getting There
Go about 1/10th a mile past the 18 mile marker and park in the turnout on the left side of the road. Cross the road and head up the drainage for the obvious cliff. If you can avoid sliding back down on the pine needles, it is about 1/10th of a mile to the cliff.
Barnum rock is mentioned in the Steiger guide and Squeezing the Lemmon II without any detail. This is in the same area as Gumby wall, but is accessed from the west side. We are calling the west and south face the Bay Lee wall in the route descriptions. GPS coordinates are: N32.40089 W110.69644
The parking pull out is just before mile marker 18 not after it.When driving up the mountain. I have added a picture of Barnum Rock you can see from the parking area. I hope this helps you find it.
There is another sport route that doesn't seem to be listed yet in the Mountain Project beta to the right of Ranger Danger that feels in the 5.7 range, though perhaps a bit more vertical than many of the 5.7s here. There are chains at the top.
Barnum Rock
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