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Dog Town Rock Climbing

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Routes in Dog Town

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	All Dogs Go To Heaven T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Dogs Lounging T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Dogs Must Think We're Crazy, The S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Hair of the Dog T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Isis in Crisis T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	No Cats T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Salt and Pepper T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Toofast T,S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Woofun S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Access Issue: Must Register! Private Property-The Pond, Atlantis and Mine Area Details

Climbing at The Pond, Atlantis and Mine Area are private property, and now requires that you register in order to gain legal access. This is an easy process. You can do this at: queencreekclimbing.com/.
This is a one-time and free process so once you are registered you are good to go.

You can read more about this process and the announcement at the Queen Creek Coalition website – theqcc.com or the Queen Creek Coalition’s Facebook page – facebook.com/Queen-Creek-Co…

Description

Dog Town is mostly an east-facing wall with two slightly detached buttresses. Climbing is easy to moderate on relatively good rock. Despite is modest appearance from the road, it is an impressive cliff that offers fun climbing. Area gets nice morning sun and not a lot of shade during the day.

Getting There

See Overview maps for location relative to other areas. Dog Town is the first (farthest north) area in The Refuge. A large cairn marks the approach trail that is directly opposite a sandy camping area in the dry bed of Hackberry Creek. Follow cairns in a meandering way to the base of the east facing wall.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Dog Town

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

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 6 ● No Cats Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 14 ● Salt and Pepper Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 14 ● Dogs Lounging Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 15 ● The Dogs Must Think We're Crazy Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 16 ● Hair of the Dog Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 11 ● Isis in Crisis Trad
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 14 ● Woofun Sport