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Elevation: 3,600 ft
GPS: 34.66525, -116.97824
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Shared By: C Miller on Apr 6, 2013
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Box Canyon East is the most popular area at New Jack City with the greatest number of climbs and consequently the most traffic. A huge number of crags are accessed from this area and as is usual the further from the parking area you walk the greater the chance of seeing fewer climbers.

Popular crags here include Roadside Crag, Boy Scout Wall, Crossfire Crag, Raven Rocks, Hueco Wall, Sunnyside, Crucified Crag and Fantasy Island.

Getting There Suggest change

Drive in from the paved road passing the Entrance Area Crags and the Camp Host and stay left as you enter the mouth of Box Canyon. 

Continue ahead about 0.5 miles to the road's terminus at a parking area below a small fenced off hillside which is the main parking area for the majority of crags in the area.

Looking out from Raven Rocks area across parking area to the west.

 The main parking area can fill up quickly on busy weekends but luckily more parking exists back along the access road if needed which only adds a few minutes of walking to the approach time.

Some of the crags at the mouth of Box Canyon have parking near them and should be indicated in the individual crag pages; check the individual crag pages for detailed approach information.

  •  Approach times here range from 1-20 minutes from the closest parking area.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Box Canyon East

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V5-6 6C+
 12
Slash X
Boulder
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 310
Welcome to New Jack City
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 278
Holey Moley
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 62
Getaway
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 303
Espresso
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 151
The Scene Is Not For Sale
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 59
Hole In One
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 187
Gun For Hire
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 93
Crucified
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 21
The Minute Men Arete
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 90
Crossfire
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 52
Freakshow
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 40
King of all Media
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 13
Double Kneebar Ranch
Sport
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 13
Lethal Weapon
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Slash X Slash X boulder
 12
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
Welcome to New Jack City Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks W (Warm-u…
 310
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Holey Moley Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
 278
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Getaway Getaway
 62
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Espresso Raven Rocks > Raven Rocks N Face "P…
 303
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
The Scene Is Not For Sale Crossfire Crag
 151
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Hole In One Fairway
 59
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Gun For Hire Hueco Wall
 187
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Crucified Crucified Crag
 93
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
The Minute Men Arete Fantasy Island
 21
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Crossfire Crossfire Crag
 90
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Freakshow Fairway
 52
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
King of all Media Hidden Wall (aka The…
 40
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Double Kneebar Ranch Crossfire Crag
 13
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Lethal Weapon Lethal Rock
 13
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
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