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Xenolithic Boulder

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Description

Xenolithic Boulder is a 20 ft. tall, blocky chunk of stone that sits mostly alone in a sandy area near the base of a hill. The SW face is composed of gorgeous black swirled Gneiss intruding fine grained granite. This face is peppered with jugs, and overhangs around 30 degrees. The SE face is a glassy slab with a headwall looming above. The N and S faces are slightly grainy with lots of black intrusions. Roughly 15 problems exist on this boulder, mostly in the .9 to V1 range. The classic being the brilliant black overhanging arete called Psyche.

Getting There

Fron the main road, look for a paved turnout on the North side of the road near the mouth of Loveland Canyon, a very faint dirt road leads from here to the mouth of the canyon. On the left just before the mouth of the canyon is a hill, Xenolithic Boulder is in front of this hill, near the base. Approach is about 15 min.

Routes from Left to Right

V3+ 6A+
 4
Lotus Flower
Boulder
V4 6B
 11
Psyche
Boulder
V0+ 4+ R
 3
Browning Slab
Boulder
V-easy 3 R
 8
Greenhorn Route
Boulder
V3 6A
 3
Email
Boulder
V-easy 3
 3
Enclave
Boulder
V0 4
 3
Autolith
Boulder
V1 5
 6
Xenocryst
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Lotus Flower
 4
V3+ 6A+ Boulder
Psyche
 11
V4 6B Boulder
Browning Slab
 3
V0+ 4+ R Boulder
Greenhorn Route
 8
V-easy 3 R Boulder
Email
 3
V3 6A Boulder
Enclave
 3
V-easy 3 Boulder
Autolith
 3
V0 4 Boulder
Xenocryst
 6
V1 5 Boulder

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James on the steep prow of Psyche (V4), Joshua Tree NP
[Hide Photo] James on the steep prow of Psyche (V4), Joshua Tree NP
Psyche
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Psyche
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Xenolithic Boulder (West Face), Joshua Tree NP<br>
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A. Greenhorn Route (V-easy)<br>
B. Email (V3)<br>
C. Enclave (V-easy)<br>
D. Autolith (V0)<br>
E. Xenocryst (V1)
[Hide Photo] Xenolithic Boulder (West Face), Joshua Tree NP A. Greenhorn Route (V-easy) B. Email (V3) C. Enclave (V-easy) D. Autolith (V0) E. Xenocryst (V1)
Looking towards the Xenolithic Boulder from the road, Joshua Tree NP
[Hide Photo] Looking towards the Xenolithic Boulder from the road, Joshua Tree NP
Xenolithic Boulder-North side.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Xenolithic Boulder-North side. Photo by Blitzo.
Xenolithic Boulder from the Southeast.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Xenolithic Boulder from the Southeast. Photo by Blitzo.
Xenolithic Boulder.<br>
Photo by Blitzo.
[Hide Photo] Xenolithic Boulder. Photo by Blitzo.