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Fire Hydrant Rock Climbing

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Northwest Face T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b

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Description

This is the subsidiary summit off of the northwest side of the Donald Duck formation. The two crags are separated by a deep notch.
The Fire Hydrant, along with Donald Duck, is featured on the cover of Kline's old guidebook.

Getting There

From the Crest, hike down the La Luz Trail. After the tight switchbacks in the Estrellita/Hole-in-the-Wall vicinity, you pass by the Fin on the right (north), as illustrated in this

. Continue west a couple dozen yards and the Donald Duck/Fire Hydrant crag lies just above the trail to the left (south), although the off-trail approach is obscured through the trees.